KFC Mini Cricket at Willowmore Park
Bring your children to the KFC Mini Cricket festival
Mpumalanga Cricket Union will be hosting a KFC Mini-Cricket Festival at Willowmore Park on Thursday October 17 with the aim of encouraging more and more children to get active. Starting at 10:00am a morning of cricketing fun will see a variety of boys and girls from all over the region getting active together.
Differently-abled kids will also be included in the festival, but greater emphasis will be placed on hand-eye coordination, ball catching skills and the basics of the game.
KFC Mini-Cricket has over 100 000 kids actively participating in the programme around the country, with dedicated volunteer coaches sharing their passion for cricket, by helping these youngsters get the most out of the game from an early age.
“The Easterns region has an abundance of talent, so it’s important that we host this KFC Mini-Cricket Festival to bring kids and coaches from various backgrounds together to really enjoy the benefits of getting active,” said Lauren Turnbull, Sponsorships Manager of KFC South Africa.
Also attending the Mpumalanga KFC Mini-Cricket Festival will be local Northerns provincial players. With so many players currently playing in the various domestic franchises having taken up the game at KFC Mini-Cricket level, it is only fitting that they are present to give needed guidance and inspiration to the kids on the day.
The kids attending the festival will also get the chance to audition to become KFC Mini-Cricket Ambassadors. Not only will this provide them with the opportunity of interviewing the provincial players, but successful participants will stand a chance to get active at the KFC T20 Internationals and Ram Slam T20 Challenge by participating in activities such as: the coin toss, taking the field as player escorts and acting as ball boys and girls on the boundaries at the matches.
There is an exciting 2013/14 KFC Mini-Cricket Season ahead of cricket with the KFC Mini-Cricket Kids vs the Proteas Tour. Seven lucky competition winners, selected through a USSD Competition that started on September 8 and ended on October 8 will get to play a KFC Mini-Cricket game against the Proteas!
The KFC Mini-Cricket Kids vs the Proteas Tour was launched in September with the Proteas, captained by AB De Villiers, beating the KFC Mini-Cricket kids by 15 runs. The competition was opened to everyone and seven winners and their teams from seven regions have won the opportunity to square up against their heroes at parks, shopping centres or schools with the aim of attracting as many supporters as possible. The tour match will be in your region on November 19. The winning school and venue will be announced later this month.
