THE Shepparton/Youth Club United Cricket Club will host a free Women and Girls Cricket Lunch this Sunday, March 21 to celebrate the growth of women in the game and encourage further participation.
Cricket Australia has seen tremendous growth in women and girls playing the game, with registrations growing by 61 percent over the past four years, with 120,000 female participants in Victoria alone.
The lunch is supported by Cricket Victoria and Shepparton’s Valley Sports, a non-profit organisation which supports grassroots sport.
Valley Sports project officer, Lucy Marino, said the lunch coincided with the This Girl Can week and International Women’s Day, marked on March 8.
“The lunch is about having a discussion about women’s cricket and sport in general, and showing girls and women that there are options when it comes to playing cricket,” she said.
The lunch will be followed by a ‘Social Sixes’ session, with activities designed to teach participants the skills required to play cricket.
The Womens and Girls Cricket Lunch will be held on Sunday, March 21 between 11:30am and 3:30pm at the Shepparton Swans Function Room at Princess Park.
For more information, check the Shepparton/Youth Club United Cricket Club Facebook page.
