Mini-cricket action for all the tiny tots

KFC Polokwane and Cricket South Africa are delighted to announce the launch of their first ever KFC Mini-Cricket Pre-Schools Festival, which will take place at the Polokwane Cricket Club on Saturday.

All children between the ages of four and six years from various pre-schools in Polokwane are invited to participate. Over 300 children from the following participating schools are expected to take part in this event: Jungle Tots, Angels Play Pre-School, Little Blessings, Bet-Shalom Christian School, Christian Achievers School, Kraaines Pre-School, Mickey and Minnie, Erica Pre-Primary School and Pemps. Each child will receive a T-shirt and medal for participating.

The festival will be an opportunity for many young boys and girls to have their first taste of cricket. This soft-ball level gives the children the enjoyment that comes with participating in a team sport and gets them acquainted with the basics of cricket like batting, bowling and fielding.

Mini cricket was the first organised soft-ball cricket game in the world, and has drawn over two million children to date.

The main aim of mini cricket is to provide the game of cricket in its simplest form to young children and at the same time make it enjoyable.

KFC Mini-Cricket is one of KFC’s projects that gives back to the community by promo-ting an active lifestyle among young boys and girls.

The programme has over 100 000 children actively participating throughout South Africa, with dedicated volunteer coaches sharing their passion for cricket by helping the youngsters get the most out of the game from an early age.