By RANDALL WOODLEY
THE next round of the Queensland Senior’s Cricket fixtures will be played at Tewantin next Saturday 23 May.
Senior Cricket is designed for players aged 60 and over and is one of the fastest growing areas of cricket in Australia.
Next Saturday, the Sunshine Coast team will play a combined Redlands/Logan team at Dale Officer Oval, McKinnon Drive; while at Read Park, the Brisbane team will play Wide Bay/Country. Both matches will commence at 10am and will be played over 45 overs.
Last Saturday, the Sunshine Coast team narrowly lost to Wide Bay/Country at Bundaberg. The Sunshine Coast players practice every Tuesday at Maroochydore Cricket Club at Buderim (3pm).
Other teams in the competition are Gold Coast and Lockyer Valley.
In June, an Australian over-60 team will tour England playing three Tests against the old enemy as well as a number of county games. The team will include local cricketer Phil Drescher, who is the captain of the Sunshine Coast Seniors.
If anyone is interested in seeing how the “gentlemen’s” game is played by the seniors come to one or both of the matches next Saturday.
For more information about Senior Cricket, contact Gary Madsen on 5447 2265 or Randall Woodley on 5447 3559.
