By Casey O'Connor
There were some nervous moments for organisers of the Warwick Australia Day Cricket Carnival at the weekend as they postponed the Friday night draw to discuss whether the carnival could safely proceed given the rising number of Covid cases across the community.
The 2022 carnival will proceed but of course everyone involved from players to supporters and officials will be required to adhere to strict COVID guidelines. This could mean the closure of the Warwick Clubhouse at Slade Oval over the weekend, however a decision on that and the location and format of the presentations following the Carnival are yet to be decided.
With 30 teams nominated for the two-day Carnival the draw was finalised on Sunday afternoon and once again a raft of familiar teams will take their places alongside some newcomers in both the Main and Social competition.
Games on Saturday will begin at the following times at all venues:- 8.30am; 11.30am and 2.30pm.
The Day Two Draw (Sunday 23 Jan) for both competitions will be released on Saturday night following the completion of play on Day One.
