MILO series starts in Canterbury

The battle for cricket supremacy amongst Christchurch and Canterbury Country Primary Schools gets underway tomorrow with the start of the 2003 MILO Trophy Cricket Competition. A record 65 teams will represent their primary schools over the next eight weeks to find the overall competition winner.

Schools from within the Canterbury Country area will this year come together for a one-day tournament. This is a new initiative and is aimed at reducing the pressure on schools to travel long distances. Tournament winners will progress through to the knockout phase.

Sides to watch this year will be last year's winners, Amberley, finalist from the last two years Elmwood while Paparoa Street, Fendalton, Thorrington, Springston and Windsor have strong representation and are likely to be there at the business end of the competition.

CCA development manager Mike Harvey commented that "the number of team entries in this season's competition is fantastic and the schools are all approaching the competition with enthusiasm. We will continue to support the competition with umpires/scorers at each game and look forward with interest to watching the competition progress."

The competition with culminate with the final on December 12th.