MILO Super 8s
2009 MILO Super 8s
The 2009 MILO Super 8s Competition for secondary school students was again an extremely popular Cricket Victoria Game Development program - over 7500 boys and girls participated last year. Cricket Victoria Regional Cricket Managers conducted 30 Regional Carnivals around the State - from Robinvale to Mt Eliza, Bairnsdale to Hamilton.
In 2009, the State Finals were held at Mentone Grammar School Playing Fields on 30 October (Year 9/10) and 24 November (Year 7/8), with the Grand Finals for the respective divisions at the MCG on 15 December.
Congratulations to all schools involved from around the State for registering. The most important aspect of the competition is that the boys and girls participating are active, have fun and enjoy their cricket!
Congratulations to the following schools for progressing through to the MILO Super 8s State Grand Finals at the MCG, particularly the State Champions of each division:
Year 7/8 Boys: State Champions: Trinity College (Colac) - Finalists: Minaret College (Springvale)
Year 7/8 Girls: State Champions: Santa Maria College (Northcote) - Finalists: Emmanuel College (Warrnambool)
Year 9/10 Boys: State Champions: McClelland College (Frankston) - Finalists: St Thomas Aquinas College (Tynong)
Year 9/10 Girls: State Champions: Hamilton & Alexandra College (Hamilton) - Finalists: St Thomas Aquinas College (Tynong)
Program Overview
MILO Super 8s is a modified version of cricket for lower and middle secondary school age children cricket maximises the involvement of all participants in a 16 over game (8 overs per team) that requires only 45-50 minutes from start to finish. 'Carnival' days include three round robin matches and a final and are generally conducted between 9.30am - 2.30pm at local venues around Victoria.
Cricket Victoria have been conducting this State-wide competition since 1998. In 2009, around 250 secondary schools participated with 433 boys and 332 girls teams entered in the MILO Super 8s State-wide competition.
The MILO Super 8s State-wide competition is held in two stages, a Year 9/10 section and a Year 7/8 section. Both sections have a girls and boys division.
The MILO Super 8s State-wide competition is;
- FREE TO ALL SCHOOLS
- Modified cricket that maximises participation
- Played by boys and girls
- Teacher friendly with easy to understand rules
- Encourages team work, communication & leadership
- State Finals for all divisions are held in November / December
Schools that enter the MILO Super 8s State-wide competition can choose to have a FREE clinic from a Cricket Victoria qualified coach prior to the competition. The clinic is aimed to teach the rules of the game, ground layout, strategies and tips.
Keep an eye out on the Cricket Victoria website for details on 2010 competitions or for more information on MILO Super 8s Cricket contact Kelly Featherston -
Phone: 9653 1182 Email: kfeatherston@cricketvictoria.com.au
