{"id":42585,"date":"2021-09-15T22:28:53","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T20:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=42585"},"modified":"2021-09-15T22:28:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T20:28:53","slug":"howzat-junior-t20-league-gets-kids-back-on-the-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/cricket\/howzat-junior-t20-league-gets-kids-back-on-the-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Howzat?! Junior T20 league get’s kids back on the pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new season is underway for the Diamond KZN Big Bash Junior league and it is clear that after months and months of excess screen time and lounging around in front of the TV, kids are thrilled to be back on the field with their friends and team mates.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gerrit de Bruyn, Co-Owner and Founder of Diamond KZN Big Bash Junior League says that he started the social league four years ago to create a platform for junior cricketers to hone in on their skill in a \u2018no-pressure\u2019, fun environment. He says, \u201cThere is so much pressure to perform at school and club level that the boys often forget why they love this incredible game. Our league offers the bowlers the opportunity to find their \u2018inner batsman\u2019 and batsman the opportunity to take the shots they wouldn\u2019t usually risk.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Stuart Watt, de Bruyn\u2019s Partner and Co-Owner says that whilst the league is based on a T20 format, they have a couple of cheeky rules that make game all-the-more fun and interesting. \u201cThere are eight players per team and no extra balls for wide\u2019s (instead the batsman is awarded 2 runs). This makes for a faster game that compels bowlers to concentrate on their line.\u201d He adds that the 11th<\/span>\u00a0over is known as the \u2018Big Bash over\u2019 where all runs are doubled. \u201cThere are also four flags positioned on the boundary and if the ball is hit through the flags their runs are doubled as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though the season has already kicked off, de Bruyn and Watt say that they are still accepting entries. \u201cAll clubs and schools are welcome to put a team in and we will find a spot for the parents who want their boy to join, but don\u2019t have a team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Games are played every Sunday at different fields in Durban, Pinetown and Kloof for approximately 12 weeks and will conclude with Playoffs, Semi-Finals, Finals and a prizegiving. De Bruyn adds that the children\u2019s safety is their Number One concern and parents can be assured that all COVID protocols are strictly adhered to at all times.<\/span><\/p>\n

To enter a team or an individual, get in touch with Stuart Watt on 067\u00a0136 4915 or Gerrit de Bruyn on 074\u00a0222 6664.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The new season is underway for the Diamond KZN Big Bash Junior league and it is clear that after months and months of excess screen time and lounging around in front of the TV, kids are thrilled to be back on the field with their friends and team mates. Gerrit de Bruyn, Co-Owner and Founder […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58746,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9177,9178,9176,584],"class_list":["post-42585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-diamond-kzn-big-bash","tag-gerrit-de-bruyn","tag-junior-t20-league","tag-t20"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42585\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}