Not so long ago, a young boy
by the name of Morne was enthusiastically playing Mini-Cricket with his school
mates, enjoying the active environment it provided and dreaming of one day
playing for his country. Fast forward to present day and that boy has now grown
into a world famous international cricketer, a world famous international
cricketer that just shared his expertise and experience with a current
generation of young hopefuls at Crawford Preparatory School in Lonehill,
Gauteng.
Morne Morkel is one of the
current Proteas heroes actively involved in the KFC Mini-Cricket programme. In
a competition aired on SuperSport during last year’s IPL tournament, viewers
could enter to win a coaching session with a Proteas player at a local school,
and De Wet Van der Walt was one of the six winners.
As a big cricketing fan and an
amateur player, De Wet has always wanted to meet a Proteas player, so he tried
his luck in the competition. But as someone who had played Mini-Cricket growing
up, he had another plan to make the most of this great prize. “I have 2 nephews
in Crawford Preparatory School, Lonehill, so I opted to nominate them for
the prize as they have such great facilities there”, said De Wet who is no
doubt now a serious contender for uncle of the year with his nephews.
“Both Michael and Daemon were
very excited and couldn’t wait to meet Morne. Michael in particular couldn’t
believe it and kept asking when he was coming!” added De Wet when asked about
his nephews’ reaction to the news.
With over 100 000 kids
involved in KFC Mini-Cricket around the country, special coaching sessions such
as these with cricketing heroes of today go a long way in creating the heroes
of tomorrow. Something that KFC takes great pride in as they focus on an active
lifestyle for South Africa’s kids.
The select group of youngsters
from Crawford got to participate in a 50 minute session made up of four cricket
stations, with Morne coaching from one of them. After that the Proteas fast
bowler shared a few inspirational words with the kids, who each got to spend
some time with the star player.
“Having been involved in
Mini-Cricket growing up, it’s great to be able to come back to schools with KFC
Mini-Cricket and get active with the kids on days like these. There always
seems to be a healthy amount of talent on show which is always so encouraging,”
said Morne about his experience on the day.
The next KFC Mini-Cricket
coaching session will involve the hugely popular Hashim Amla, with the winner
of that unique experience being named in the upcoming weeks.
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