BLAYNEY won’t have a first or second grade side in the Bathurst District Cricket Association this summer after skipper Jameel Qureshi confirmed the club had disbanded its top two sides.
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After a lengthy absence from Bathurst’s top grade prior to the 2012-13 season, Blayney has played in the BDCA for the last four summers.
We just couldn’t get the numbers.
- Jameel Qureshi
But this year, the club will field a fourth grade and presidents cup outfit only, Qureshi saying a dip in stock held the club back from competing in the higher grades.
“We just couldn’t get the numbers,” Qureshi said.
“It’s disappointing, absolutely, I’ve always been a passionate, loyal Blayney cricketer, and if there’s ever a side playing that’s where I’ll play.
“But it’s more for the younger guys. There’s no pathway locally now and if they want to go on and play top level they have to do so in Orange or Bathurst, that’s the most disappointing part for me.”
Qureshi confirmed both he and his brother Imran will play the 2016-17 BDCA top grade season with rugby union, where they played before Blayney entered a side in 2012-13. The BDCA season starts on October 15.
Nick McGrath
Editor, Central Western Daily
Editor, Central Western Daily
