Seddon Cricket Club is hosting a come and try day to try and get more girls involved in the sport.
President Leigh Davies said they were looking at having the come and try day now to get ahead for next season.
He said the club has had girls playing the last two seasons in both their boys teams and girls teams combined with other clubs.
“We had an under-13 team last year and we’ve got a team this year. We want to get under-13s, under-15s, under-17s and under-11 teams next season.
“There’s a lot on during the season, so we wanted to build a base for next season and start getting some names.”
Davies said long term they were hoping to reform a women’s team after having one in the early 2000s.
Eight-year-old Nina already plays for Seddon and wants to see more girls get involved.
“I played Master Blasters for two years which is kind of like the equivalent of Auskick, that is where you just try it out for the first season,” she said.
“This is the first year I have played in a team.
“I am the only girl on the team so it would be good to have some other girls
“I would like to have more girls on the team because the team would feel more balanced and it would be more fun for the team.”
Nina’s mum Sarah said she just wants to make sure there are these opportunities for girls to know cricket is an option, which she didn’t have when she was growing up.
“That’s the reason why we need more girls on the team , to set an example for younger girls to see they can play.”
The come and try session will be held on March 17 between 10.30am-noon at Hanmer Reserve, Yarraville with a sausage sizzle afterwards.
Details: seddonjuniorcricket@gmail.com
