SPORTS VIEW with Gerard Walsh

EVERY sport needs a new initiative now and then, so what about some mixed cricket in country areas?

In the run-up to the Big Bash League, we could have some mixed pre-season games in centres like Toowoomba and Tamworth or a weekend of games at one venue between the Big Bash franchises.

With T20 so exciting at night, games would need to be at venues with lights.

If mixed cricket was played, our current Heat players Mark Steketee and Delissa Kimmince could be in the same team for a game or two. Both played Warwick junior cricket but not at the same time.

Teams of 12, six women in each team would bat and bowl against each other for 10 overs and then the six men in each team do the same.

Men bowling to men with a man behind the stumps, women to women with a woman behind the stumps but 11 on the oval to field for each innings.

Six women and five men in the field while the women are batting and then six men and five women when the men are batting.

Mackay attracted 4000 odd spectators to two night WBBL games so people in the country will support top sport and why not mixed cricket?

Motorsport back

MOTORSPORT returns to Morgan Park this weekend with the first round of the super sprints.

Today I challenge anyone who hasn't watched motorsport at Morgan Park Raceway to head out there once this year.

We have fantastic facilities at Morgan Park but there are some sports fans in town who haven't been there to watch the action. Round 1A for super sprints this weekend, admission free.