Six Australians to host MILO Cricket Superclinic in Cairns
Continuing its commitment to developing cricket at the grassroots level, MILO will stage its second Superclinic of the Top End Tour in Cairns on Thursday, 31 July
Cricket Australia
29-Jul-2003
Continuing its commitment to developing cricket at the grassroots level, MILO will stage its second Superclinic of the Top End Tour in Cairns on Thursday, 31 July.
Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Ian Harvey, Andrew Symonds, Michael Bevan and Damien Martyn - all members of Australia's World Cup winning squad - will join 150 students from Mt. Garnet, Freshwater and St. Andrews Primary Schools for the MILO Superclinic at Bundaberg Rum Stadium from 1330-1500.
The three schools were selected to participate in the MILO Cricket Superclinic following a competition in local newspaper the Cairns Post, which attracted a wide range of entries from across Cairns and its surrounds.
Several level one and level two accredited local coaches and a Regional Cricket Manager from Queensland Cricket will help oversee the clinic, which will include a variety of modified games and skill-building activities.
Australian Test player and one-day international vice-captain Adam Gilchrist said the clinic was an ideal opportunity to help promote and develop cricket in Cairns.
"We've been amazed by the enthusiasm of all the youngsters who attended the Test matches in Darwin and Cairns, and the MILO Superclinic gives us an opportunity to show our thanks for their support," Gilchrist said.
"The MILO Cricket programs, with its emphasis on participation, fun and learning, are the ideal ways to introduce young players to the game.
"Cricket is Australia's only true national sport, and it's particularly exciting to be able to take the MILO Cricket program to the Top End. Our first clinic in Darwin was a great success and I'm sure Cairns will be equally successful."
The MILO Cricket Superclinics are part of Cricket Australia's junior development program, which takes the game to more than half a million young Australians each year. They are part of the broad group of MILO Cricket programs which include:
- Have A Go - a cricket club-based program focused on introducing five to 10 years old to the game;
- Kanga Cricket - a school based program that is now part of 90 per cent of Australian schools' syllabuses; and
- Super 8s - a modified game played by more than 4400 teams from secondary schools and cricket clubs around the country.
The Cairns clinic is one of eight MILO Cricket Superclinics taking place in each state and territory this year.