Sport
12 October, 2022
Junior shortage
UPPER Loddon cricket looks like being a four-team junior competition. Grand finalists for the past three seasons Boort Yando has been given the bye for the opening two-day encounter but is struggling to field a team. President Al Knight said the club...
UPPER Loddon cricket looks like being a four-team junior competition.
Grand finalists for the past three seasons Boort Yando has been given the bye for the opening two-day encounter but is struggling to field a team.
President Al Knight said the club had just six players committed for the season and the junior focus would be on the under 13 team playing in the Northern District association.
“We hope that from that under 13 team will come players to have us back in the Upper Loddon under 17 competition next season,” he said.
Knight said the club had discussed combining its two junior teams.
However, that would have left the Kerang-based North District competition with just three clubs.
“It’s disappointing as we see the juniors as the backbone of our club but we’re hoping there will be a group willing to step up from under 13 competition next year,” Knight said.
Boort has been in discussions with Upper Loddon for the past month on options for the junior season with the association putting out the call to youngsters looking for a regular game to consider Boort.