GARDEN ROUTE DISTRICT CRICKET NEWS - Because of the current level 3 lockdown, Cricket South Africa (CSA) and its members have been forced to adjust their initial timeframe for the resumption of the game at this level, thus exercising the duty of care (a moral or legal obligation to ensure the safety or well-being of others).
It was previously envisaged that the 2020/21 Amateur Cricket Season would commence on 1 January, however, the lockdown regulations have forced Cricket South Africa to revisit the situation due to 26 municipalities being declared pandemic hotspots in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and North West, with players not having access to municipal cricket fields in the affected municipalities as well as the restrictions to movement of persons.
The commencement date has now been earmarked for 1 February, which cannot be cast in stone as the pandemic curve might flatten or rise.
According to the chief executive officer of SWD Cricket, Albertus Kennedy, the club fixtures for the season were scheduled to start on Saturday, 9 January, while the SWD provincial team opening fixture against Northerns at the Recreation Ground was set for Thursday, 7 January.
"All these matches were affected, including the Momentum One Day Cup match between the Six-Gun-Grill Cape Cobras and the Warriors 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 SA together with its affiliates are currently adjusting the plans nationally for all amateur cricket activities, which will be clarified with stakeholders in due course.
The current published fixtures at all levels in this space are now set aside until further notice.
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