An initiative to introduce 4 to 6-year-old boys and girls to cricket in a fun environment is being introduced at Blake Park during November and December.
The Western Bay of Plenty Cricket Association has put together Picnic Cricket in the Park, in which youngsters will get the chance to receive basic coaching before playing fun games of cricket, on Fridays early in the evening after school and work have wound up for the week.
Picnic in the Park Cricket is about parents rocking up to Blake Park with a rug to sit on and watch their kids get immersed in the introductory steps of the game.
The games will finish with a sausage sizzle where parents and the youngsters can mingle with other families and perhaps relax with a BYO picnic meal.
While Western Bay Cricket run Have A Go (Hag) Cricket, which is the introduction game for Year 1 and 2 youngsters, the new initiative is about giving young kids a taste of the fun and action of cricket.