Armidale's cricket season was nearly in jeopardy but it wasn't because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Armidale and District Cricket Association held a meeting on Wednesday night and a lack of volunteers putting their hands up to help run the competition proved a sore point for returning members.
"It was very poorly attended by the local people," association president Mike Porter said. "It is bloody awful.
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"We had a problem last night [Wednesday] filling in some of the positions but people put their hand up and everything has been covered at this point in time, albeit [with] some people doing two or three jobs."
Porter admitted he did not "know where it's going to end up". "There is no one there who wants to take on the job and do it," he said.
"I am quite happy to walk away if we are not happy with what we are doing but it is not about that, I don't think. It is just [that] they don't care. They don't give a sh*t."
They don't give a sh*t.
- Mike Porter
Personnel problems aside, the association has listed October 30 as its potential season start date.
It has also come up with a backup launch - a week later - if restrictions have not been eased by October 30.
As for the vaccination requirement for players, Porter said the association has not received any formal directives.
"We are waiting for some sort of written advice from Central North [Cricket] or from NSW Cricket, via Central North, on exactly what rules we have to work to," he said.
Also discussed at Wednesday's meeting was how the competition will play out next season. The format has been revamped with a Twenty20 tournament across all grades to take place.
First and second grade will be playing 45-over one-dayers while third grade will be playing 40-over cricket.
In December and January, Twenty20 will kick in for all grades with all the grand finals to be played at the sportsground on Australia Day.
Then the one-day season will resume with finals in March.
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