The Seymour District Cricket Association has just competed in Junior Country Week, the premier representative competition for junior cricketers across the Northern Rivers region.
The SDCA fielded under-13s and under-15s teams in JCW, allowing the best players from across the competition to go head-to-head with cricketers from the Shepparton, Bendigo, Murray Valley and Goulburn Murray leagues.
Games took place from January 2 to 4, with rain washing out the second day of play.
The week’s highlight was a huge win for the under-15s against Goulburn Murray.
Batting first, the SDCA put 130 on the board thanks to 42 runs for captain Rory Kennedy.
It then skittled Goulburn Murray for 34 inside 16 overs after an incredible spell of 6-9 from Avenel’s Christian Papi.
SDCA junior development officer Brad Waixel said seeing the SDCA’s future stars playing representative cricket was pleasing.
“Junior Country Week is always a fantastic opportunity for our kids to test themselves against some of the very best junior players in the state,” Waixel said.
“Several players in the Victorian state side have come through this competition and it’s a great standard of cricket.
“We’re seeing some fantastic signs of revival in our junior cricket program and the next step in this process is seeing our young guns playing rep cricket.
“The growth we saw in players after this week is amazing and we always look forward to taking it up to some of the bigger leagues across the region.
“I’d like to pass on a massive thanks to (SDCA) clubs for nominating players and getting behind this comp, as well as our sponsors, Koala Cherries and Seymour and Kilmore Toyota and uniform suppliers at SDC apparel.
“Congratulations to everyone involved. They all made the SDCA proud.”
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