Youngsters across the Central Coast will get to meet top cricketers NSW Blues players Ross Pawson and Hunar Verma and Breakers bowler Stella Campbell from August 21-23.
The players will visit seven schools at San Remo, Toukley, Erina, Warnervale, Wyoming and Ourimbah and Terrigal.
The visit is a part of Country Blitz, Cricket NSW’s annual three-day regional engagement tour, when players from the Sydney Thunder, Sydney Sixers and NSW Blues and Breakers teams travel far and wide encouraging youngsters to play and love cricket.
The Country Blitz this year will see 34 players travel to 85 schools in 74 NSW towns and speak to making the 2023/24 season one of the greatest summers of cricket the state of NSW has ever experienced.
Breaker Stella Campbell, who has been a part of previous years’ Country Blitzes, said she loves visiting the regions for all the excitement and energy that each visit shows.
“Every time I go on a regional tour, children, parents and volunteers welcome us with open arms,” she said.
“People in the regions love their cricket and it is important for young girls and boys from regional areas to be inspired to take up the sport and get the same opportunities as our young city players.
“I have made friends for life through cricket.
“The Country Blitz is an opportunity for these young players to see how much fun it is to play the game.”
Cricket NSW CEO Lee Germon said cricket in the state’s country areas represents the heart and soul of the sport.
“More and more of our youngsters who play cricket in our teams are coming from regional areas to represent NSW and Australia on the big stage,” he said.
“The Country Blitz is about inspiring children in the farthest corners of our state to take up cricket.
“We want every child and young cricketer in NSW to be inspired by their cricketing heroes and pick up a bat and ball.
“We’re there to help them enjoy, love and learn the game.
“Cricket is the lifeblood of our great Australian sporting tradition, and we want everyone to be inspired to play and love it.”
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Cricket NSW