Queensland Cricket is very proud of the outstanding contribution these volunteers and initiatives make to the success of cricket in Queensland, and the work of these individuals, clubs and associations make at the grassroots level represents a major stake in the overall strength of the game.
The tenth award Queensland Cricket would like to celebrate is the Celebrating Cricket in Schools award.
Spring Mountain State School has been deservedly crowned the Celebrating Cricket In Schools winner in Queensland Cricket's Community Cricket awards!
The School and Joshua Wardell have been amazing in the promotion and support of bringing our Queensland Cricket vision to life.
In Term 3, 2022, a Junior Blaster after-school 8-week program ran which saw 83 paid registrations, including 12 girls. Spring Mountain State School & Josh are very committed to aligning and connecting students to their local Cricket Club and have done so by establishing a relationship with Greenbank Cricket Club.
From the development of this relationship, we were able to run a 6-week Master Blaster competition/round robin format exclusive to Spring Mountain SS students on their school oval, with 64 students registering, in Term 4, 2022.
This program was ran on behalf of Greenbank Cricket Club with parents registering through the club entity. Club volunteers worked hard to assist us in providing an amazing experience in Master Blaster whilst the students were able to participate in the comfort of their own school grounds with peers.
Other benefits both QC and Spring Mountain SS has reaped the rewards of this relationship include; On-Ground Experience on Day 2 of the AUS v SAF Test Match at the Gabba, Brisbane Heat Indigenous Jersey (signed and framed for the administration office) & a hand-shake agreement for future Term 3 & 4 commitment to QC ran programs indefinitely. With our schools and clubs working together, their children's cricketing experiences can start earlier, create a love for the sport and even unearth some stars of the future.