THE KFC Mini-Cricket season continued as more than 1 000 children participated in the Border Cricket Region KFC Mini-Cricket Provincial Festival at Dale College in King William’s Town on Friday, October 25.
Teams got to play at least three games of cricket, as well as take part in the KFC Mini-Cricket Action Zone, while being watched and coached by Cricket South Africa development coaches.
The Border Cricket ladies’ senior team was also present to give support to the young ones.
Chris Hani West, which was the top region last year, went to the festival with 48 girls and boys on the day, from eight different schools of the region. Queen’s College, the focus school in the region, was also present.
Chris Hani West Schools Cricket Association chairperson, Mfundo Siyo, who travelled with the children to King William’s Town, was very impressed with the turnout at the festival.
“The day was a privilege. It was exciting to go to Dale College and share our knowledge and help the kids improve their skills. The atmosphere was awesome and the kids had a lot of fun,” said Siyo.
“It was great to see that the community came out in huge numbers to support the kids. It is important to spread the Provincial Festival experience around the province because it helps us grow the numbers of schools and of kids playing the sport,” concluded Siyo.
The 1 000-plus children who participated in the action at Dale were only a small sample of the 124 000 kids from 6 495 schools that take part in 43 732 KFC Mini-Cricket matches around the country every year.
The KFC Mini-Cricket programme is the largest of its kind in the country. It is an example of a way to introduce sport to young kids, both boys and girls, in any sporting code.
