The opening of the Montrose Night Challenge which took place in Parkmore on January 28 was disrupted by the presence of heavy rain which forced the games to be put on hold till the weather got better.
As time progressed, the conditions got worse – netball courts and the cricket field were filled with water.
Organisers announced to the players, spectators and parents that matches would be postponed without changing the entire programme.
The opening ceremony, which was originally scheduled for January 28, had to also be postponed. Representatives of the tournament set the date of the opening ceremony to February 4.
Gwen Nelson, the official organiser of the Montrose Night Challenge, released the final dates and times for all the postponed cricket and netball matches. For cricket, catch-up matches will happen on February 3 [Thursday] and February 8 [Tuesday] for netball.
Times for cricket matches:
- Montrose vs Bryandale: 14:00–16:00, playing 1st and 2nd innings
- Rivonia vs Dainfern: 16:00–17:00, 2nd innings
- Bryneven vs Alex Hub: 17:00–18:00. 2nd innings
- Grayston vs KPT Lions: 18:00–19:00, 2nd innings.
The tournament is yet to confirm the time slots for all of the netball matches.
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