South Australia hosts Aboriginal Cricket Carnival
South Australian Cricket Association - 7 March 2002
South Australia will play host to an Aboriginal Cricket Carnival next week
from March 11-13.
The SA Aboriginal Cricket Carnival was first held in the late 1980's where
6-8 Aboriginal community teams competed in limited overs cricket at Park 25
in Adelaide. The Carnival ran for 5 consecutive years during the late 80's
and early 90's.
The SA Aboriginal Sport and Recreation (SAASRA) facilitated the event to
encourage the Aboriginal communities to become involved in the sport.
A need was identified through community consultation to re-instate a number
of Carnivals of various sports and link those Sporting Associations and
their development programs to the Aboriginal community.
SAASRA in conjunction with the SA Cricket Association (SACA) discussed and
supported the concept of the Aboriginal Carnival. This concept was further
supported by an initiative of the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) who is
currently developing a National Strategy to encourage Aboriginal people into
cricket at local, regional, state and national level.
A Super 8's State Team will be chosen from the Carnival to compete at the
Imparja Cup to be held at Alice Springs in April 2002. Teams competing in
this years Carnival will represent the following communities:
- Pt. Pearce, Yorke Peninsula
- Koonibba, West Coast
- Pt. Lincoln
- Port Augusta
- Murraylands
- Gerard, Riverland
- Whyalla
- Metro Adelaide
© 2002 South Australian Cricket Association
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