Tyler Heness, 13, and his brother Jaden, 10, are looking forward to the beginning of the cricket season

September 15, 2013

The South Burnett cricket season is just around the corner with sign-on days being held for junior clubs and the draw for the senior competition being formulated.

At this stage, the first matches in the senior competition are scheduled to begin on October 12.

South Burnett Cricket Association secretary Paul Clegg said there would be six “A” grade teams and six  “B” grade teams.

The first representative match will be an U19s match between the South Burnett and Gympie on October 20.

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The Kingaroy Junior Cricket Club held a sign-on day at Lyle Vidler Oval on Saturday morning.

Interested players aged between 5 and 15 years who didn’t make it to the sign-on day on Saturday can also come along to the first training session which will be held on Wednesday, October 9, at Kingaroy State School from 4:00pm.

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The Murgon District Cricket Club will be holding sign-on days on Thursday, September 19 (4:00pm-6:00pm), and Tuesday, October 8 (3:30pm-6:00pm), at Murgon Cricket Grounds.

There will be a sausage sizzle and the canteen will be open.

The Club is also looking senior and junior players and coaches.

For more information, contact Jamie on 0488-287-746.

Signing up young Kingaroy cricketers … from left, Aaron Hall, Alicia Hall and Alana Brazier