Reading the signs

OAK Flats Cricket Club continue to breathe new life into the South Coast Cricket competition after the introduction of a hit the sign competition.

The initiative works in the same way as the Australian Domestic One Day competition, where until a batsman hits a sign placed around the boundary fence, the cash amount increases each first grade game played at Geoff Shaw Oval, the home of Oak Flats Cricket.

D&D Traffic Management have sponsored the event, which Rats first grade captain Kerry Penfold believes is the next step after the original one day cricket concept of coloured clothing and a white ball was made compulsory by the SCDCA for this season and beyond.

It is all about taking the next step really. Not all people agree with it but for our club it is just another way of improving the game and providing opportunities for all players on the south coast, he said.

With a three year deal announced with D&D the prize amount will increase until someone hits the sign and comes two years after Oak Flats developed the initial proposals for the coloured clothing concept to be introduced.

This includes any first grade game that is played so semi finals and finals all count. Some people say its only South Coast cricket but if you end up with an extra 30 to 40 people watching because of it, it is great for your club and even better for your sponsors, he added.

The Rats are set to celebrate Movember with their first annual Mogies night on Saturday December 2 at Oak Flats Bowling Club with a mystery MC that is sure to thrill the audience.