The role of regional sporting grounds in promoting the development of cricket will take centre stage, when the Home Ground Cricket Tour visits Braidwood on January 13 and Queanbeyan on January 16, the Member for Monaro John Barilaro said.
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In the lead up to the world’s biggest sporting event in 2015, the ICC Cricket World Cup, the NSW Government will bring a summer celebration of cricket and community to sporting grounds across Regional NSW.
Mr Barilaro said Braidwood and Queanbeyan will play host to the tour in early January.
“For generations cricket has been this country’s national summer pastime and nowhere is this more apparent than in the Monaro,” said Mr Barilaro.
“I know that the region contains many passionate cricket fans that will support Australia as they take on the rest of the world next year.
“The tour will give people in regional areas an opportunity to view key pieces from the world-famous Bradman Museum and get involved with the sport by taking part in hands-on activities conducted by Cricket NSW.
“I am delighted that the Monaro has been chosen and I encourage locals to take part in the event.”
The Home Ground Cricket Tour will visit 27 towns across NSW from December through to February.
Plans are also underway to turn each of the locations visited into a celebration site, where the local community can enjoy highlights from previous ICC Cricket World Cups and live cricket broadcasts on the big screen at the end of each day.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Tourism and Major Events Troy Grant said the Home Ground Cricket Tour will build excitement leading into the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
“There is no better time to be a cricket fan in NSW, and I hope people across the State get along to their local sporting ground when the Home Ground Cricket Tour comes to town,” said Mr Grant.
“This tour to Regional NSW will encourage people to secure their tickets now for a trip to Australia’s home of cricket, the Sydney Cricket Ground, which will host five games including Australia versus Sri Lanka on Sunday 8 March, followed by a quarter and a semi-final.”
For further information on the tour: www.sydney.com/homegroundtour .