Is cricket an inclusive sport?

[Line and Length]

When I was a kid my parents couldn't afford gear so I had to borrow everything except a box, which I wore on the field and while bowling. Went for a rep trial and basically was told I wouldn't be selected if I had no personal kit. There's a definite barrier to cricket if you're poor.

A point well made and one that illustrates my observations.

 

[DriveClub]

I played 2 seasons of 2 day cricket for kellyville and by end 1st season I had a full kit. I don't play now so my kit is in my garage now gathering dust.

 

[DriveClub]

I played 2 seasons of 2 day cricket for kellyville and by end 1st season I had a full kit. I don't play now so my kit is in my garage now gathering dust.

Actually that's not true I play lms now so I dust off my kit once in a while

 

[Flem274*]

ross taylors upcoming book could be interesting for this thread, given he's talked at length about having to borrow kit as a kid and respectfully dodges a lot of questions about being a young brown schoolboy in a very white nz sport.

 

[GotSpin]

Not terrible even in the lower grades. A lot of older guys but plenty can still bat well. The only decent bowlers though are usually the younger guys on a team and everyone has probably one 'quick'. Only annoying thing is there's too much sledging and blow ups.

Are you playing on Astro or turf

 

[mr_mister]

Are you playing on Astro or turf

Synthetic never turf

 

[stephen]

In the lowest level juniors at the moment at my club there's about 20% girls and the rest are boys. That's not too bad but given they're mixed groups that can cause issues for the girls not thinking they're "good enough".