{"id":338170,"date":"2023-10-06T22:39:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T12:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=338170"},"modified":"2023-10-13T18:00:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T08:00:54","slug":"cricket-ready-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/10\/06\/cricket-ready-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket Ready To Go!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>October 6, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The weather&#8217;s getting warmer &#8230; so it&#8217;s time for cricket!\u00a0South Burnett&#8217;s local competitions are getting under way this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Stage 2 and Stage 3 junior cricketers will be mustering at the Alan Downie Sports Fields in Burnett Street, Nanango, at 8:00am on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Teams competing this year will be Nanango Scorpions, Kingaroy Juniors and Tingoora Vikings.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Round 1 of the South Burnett Cricket Association&#8217;s Senior competition will also be getting under way at 12:30pm on Saturday:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tingoora Vikings v Tingoora Huntsmen at Tingoora Sportsground<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Nanango Scorpions v Murgon Diggers at Alan Downie Sports Fields, Nanango<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kingaroy Services Blue v Kingaroy Services Orange at Taabinga State School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Wooroolin Warriors v Wondai Wolves at Kingaroy State School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Two South Burnett-based teams are taking part again in the Gympie A Grade competition.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Round 1 was played on September 16 and September 23.<\/p>\n<p>Murgon Crusaders (307 runs) defeated Gympie Royals (219 and 0\/0) at Jack Ison Oval in Gympie.<\/p>\n<p>Wooroolin Warriors (130 &amp; 97) were defeated by Gympie Harlequins (9\/178 dec &amp; 0\/2) at Keith Manthie Oval in Gympie.<\/p>\n<p>At stumps on Day 1 of Round 2, played at Murgon Sportsground last Saturday, Murgon Crusaders (254) were leading Gympie Colts (3\/66) by 188 runs.<\/p>\n<p>At Kozminsky Oval in Gympie, Gympie Valleys were 4\/248 against Wooroolin Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>Day 2 of the Round 2 games will continue at the same venues on Saturday.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>South Burnett Under 15s have been playing in the Southern Queensland Challenge Steketee Cup since August 27.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They will take on the Toowoomba Falcons in Round 6 at Wondai Cricket Oval from 9:30am on Sunday.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>South Burnett Cricket will be fielding junior teams again this year in the Wide Bay Intercity Challenge.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Age groups will be Under 12s, Under 14s and Under 16s.<\/p>\n<p>The first match will be against Bundaberg on October 22.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Big Bash cricket legend Chris Lynn is coming to Kingaroy next Saturday (October 14).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lynn is the BBL&#8217;s highest ever run-scorer,\u00a0 and finished last season with a strike rate of more than 140 runs!<\/p>\n<p>He is coming to Lyle Vidler Oval thanks to a partnership between the South Burnett Regional Council and the South Burnett Cricket Association.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll be hitting a few balls, and also talking about mental health.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;ll be a free barbecue and drinks available, but bookings are essential.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bookings can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com.au\/e\/lets-smash-south-burnett-out-of-the-park-with-chris-lynn-tickets-699989526517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made online<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cricket-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-338173\" 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