TUESDAY, DECEMBER , Cook Islands News
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Baby Tai Tekeu Nga Love you heaps Mummy & Daddy, grand parents, Great grand parents & everyone here, Atiu, Aust, NZ. Ngatuakanakore Nga Love you heaps Mum & Pops, Dad & Tia, Grandpa & Grandma, brothers & sisters & everyone here, Aust, & NZ.
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Jayson-Lea Vavia Lots of love from Dad, sis Mavalea, cuz Horst and all the families around the world especially from your beautiful guardian angel in heaven (mum).
Women’s cricket to hit off the ins and outs of cricket. Stevic says that with only Japan, Papua New Guinea and Samoa the only other nations with women’s cricket teams – the Cook Islands could dominate the division. The women’s competition commences on January 7 and will run each Thursday evening for the month. Teams are 7-a-side with modified rules, which means fast action packed games. The cricket association encourages women to either register into an existing club offering women’s teams or alternatively you can register your won team be getting 7 girls together and contacting the cricket association on 20144. Players wanting to make contact with local clubs to register their interest can contact Oliver Syme 22055 (Muri), Sepa Tangimetua 55553 (Turangi) or to get into the Avatiu-Nikao club call Shane Thompson on 22482 or Edith Nicholas on 51744. Come on ladies – give it a go! - Matariki Wilson/CIC
WOMEN’S cricket is set to take
centre stage soon with the first Rarotonga Women’s League competition set to start in the new year. For the first time, Cook Islands Cricket will be establishing a regular women’s cricket competition on Rarotonga. Cook Islands Cricket Association general manager Alister Stevic is excited about the growth of women’s cricket that can be achieved in the Cook Islands. “Cook Island women are world renowned as gifted and passionate athletes and we are excited about the growth we can achieve because of that. “With the significant increase in popularity we have received this season, we believe that this will translate to an increase in female participation,” said Stevic. And if you haven’t played cricket before – that’s not a problem. The cricket association will supply playing and training gear, run the competition and provide you with coaches to teach teams
New Zealand women’s cricketer Lucy Doolan in action – soon Cook Islands cricketers could make it on the international cricket scene. 09120702
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