GARDEN ROUTE DISTRICT CRICKET NEWS - Following the recent announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that the country will be moving to an adjusted level 3 lockdown, Cricket South Africa (CSA) and its members had to change their initial timeframe for the resumption of the game at this level.
It was previously envisaged that the 2020/21 Amateur Cricket Season will commence on 1 January 2021.
However, CSA had to revisit the situation due to 26 municipalities that were declared hotspots in several provinces with players not having access to municipal cricket fields and the restrictions on the movement of persons.
The commencement date has now been earmarked as 1 February which cannot be cast in stone as the pandemic curve might flatten or rise with further restrictions.
According to Albertus Kennedy, Chief Executive Officer of SWD Cricket, the club fixtures for the season was scheduled to start on Saturday 9 January whilst the SWD provincial team opening fixture against Northerns at the Recreation Ground on Thursday 7 January.
"All these matches were now affected including the Momentum One Day Cup match between the Six-Gun-Grill Cape Cobras and the Warriors that was scheduled at the Recreation Ground on Sunday 17 January."
Cricket South Africa was forced to change the format of the Momentum One Day Cup competition which will now be played in Potchefstroom in a bio-bubble. The number of matches in the competition was also reduced.
According to Kennedy, Cricket South Africa with its affiliates, are currently adjusting the plans nationally for all amateur cricket activities which will be clarified with stakeholders in due course.
The published fixtures at all levels in this space is now set aside until further notice.
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