CRICKET Shepparton’s horrible run of cancelled rounds has continued, with last Saturday’s afternoon of cricket cancelled due to the latest lockdown announcement.
The skipped round resulted in draws for all teams – the fourth time this has occurred this season, with rain, heat, and the threat of rain cancelling previous A-Grade rounds. With only 13 rounds in the season, it means 30 percent of the season’s matches have been abandoned so far.
With only three Haisman Shield A Grade left to play before the finals, Mooroopna, Kyabram, Nagambie, Waaia, Old Students, and Numurkah round out the top six.
Also cancelled last weekend were the full suite of T/20 grand finals, scheduled at Mooroopna on Sunday.
Cricket Shepparton president, David D’Elia, said the grand finals have been tentatively rescheduled to the Labour Day public holiday on Monday, March 8.
“There’s still a lot of uncertainty, but that’s the date we’re aiming for,” he said.
“It all depends on what restrictions we go to out of this lockdown. Do we go back to normal, or a different level of restrictions? There are a lot of unknowns.”
