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Over half a century ago, a few enthusiastic cricketers took it upon themselves to spread their knowledge of cricket by taking a team to the rural areas for a game. They felt however that not only adults should be involved and decided to make cricket for the young people their focus Junior Stragglers Cricket Week was born!
Stragglers Junior Cricket Week – 26th August to 30th August 2024
The grade 4 and 5 cricketers play in the morning and the grade 6 and 7s in the afternoon. The players are placed into teams named after cricketing countries – Zimbabwe, West Indies, India, England, Australia, and Sri Lanka to name a few. Each Country challenges a different country every day during the week in limited over matches. All cricketers are rotated and every player has a chance to bat and bowl.
Certificates are awarded to achieving cricketers. Notable players in the senior ranks played in our cricket week as school boys and make a point of coming along to share their skills and experience with the current crop of enthusiasts. Every year, teams from development areas are included on a rotational basis to give as many children as possible an opportunity to play during the holidays and have some fine-tuning of their skills through coaching.
In recent years we have had the privilege of Stanbic Bank sponsoring the week.