Sunshine Heights Cricket Club
0:00:26.789,0:00:31.250
Played cricket all my life. Very passionate
about cricket but most of all very passionate
0:00:31.250,0:00:34.430
about getting young people involved in sport.
0:00:34.430,0:00:35.660
The passion – good sport to play.
0:00:35.660,0:00:42.660
There’s Japanese people, Sudanese, all from
different backgrounds, Indian…lots.
0:00:43.070,0:00:49.320
We have a huge diversity of cultures at the
Sunshine Heights Cricket Club. Our most recent
0:00:49.320,0:00:55.060
group is the Sudanese. We have about 13 Sudanese
boys playing for us. Vietnamese, Philippino
0:00:55.060,0:01:01.610
Maltese, Greek – you name it I think
we are represented by about 20 different cultures.
0:01:01.610,0:01:06.280
Our (Cricket Victoria) main program is the
Harmony in Cricket program. That’s targeted
0:01:06.280,0:01:10.630
as cricket being a game for all people regardless
of their cultural background, age, religion,
0:01:10.630,0:01:11.729
gender or ability.
0:01:11.729,0:01:18.729
Love how you get to meet new people, make
friends and yeh have fun.
0:01:19.350,0:01:21.049
Theme music
0:01:21.049,0:01:28.000
When I first saw people playing cricket I
thought they were people chucking the ball
0:01:28.000,0:01:35.000
and just hitting it. Then after that I started
getting experienced and I started playing
0:01:39.280,0:01:40.360
and I started understanding the game like
how you play it.
0:01:40.360,0:01:47.360
I started playing cricket because my coach,
who is a primary school teacher at the local
0:01:49.200,0:01:56.200
school, got my brothers into it. My brother
asked me if I could play and now I’m playing.
0:01:57.350,0:02:02.840
About five years ago I had a whole group of
Grade 5-6 boys who started to get a little
0:02:02.840,0:02:06.940
bit interested in cricket. They were playing
cricket out in the yard and all that kind
0:02:06.940,0:02:11.379
of thing so I made contact with the Sunshine
Heights Cricket Club and that was when my
0:02:11.379,0:02:15.370
relationship started with them.
0:02:15.370,0:02:20.620
Theme music
0:02:20.620,0:02:24.840
I wouldn’t be playing cricket right now
and I wouldn’t be here. I wouldn’t get
0:02:24.840,0:02:28.540
these opportunities to play on the MCG and
all this stuff.
0:02:28.540,0:02:34.909
It just brings a fantastic thing to the cricket
club in that I see cricket as a reflection
0:02:34.909,0:02:38.989
of society and I think local cricket clubs
should reflect their community.
0:02:38.989,0:02:42.779
Cricket is very much about Australian culture
and very much about Australian summer so it
0:02:42.779,0:02:46.439
helps them integrate and understand what Aussies
are all about but it’s also very important
0:02:46.439,0:02:50.349
for them to get involved with healthy activity
and it’s a popular way to do so.
0:02:50.349,0:02:56.549
The fact that they feel and belong to something.
Other than their family or school they actually
0:02:56.549,0:02:59.870
have somewhere else where they can feel that
they can belong and feel welcome.
0:02:59.870,0:03:05.209
The main opportunities are kids integrating
with clubs, their local community, they make
0:03:05.209,0:03:09.290
friends, parents get involved and they create
a really good club culture and club environment.
0:03:09.290,0:03:13.419
There are also the health opportunities as
well. Just getting out there being healthy
0:03:13.419,0:03:18.689
and engaging in physical activity.
0:03:18.689,0:03:21.279
Theme music
0:03:21.279,0:03:28.279
What I love about bowling is trying to get
it on the spot, not trying to bowl too quick.
0:03:28.349,0:03:31.359
Just try and keep it on the spot, keep it
tidy.
0:03:31.359,0:03:36.799
For cricket specifically there are a few challenges.
(and one is) For a new arrival community there’s
0:03:36.799,0:03:42.169
issues of language, communication and just
cultural issues. There’s also, particularly
0:03:42.169,0:03:47.239
for new kids coming to the country who may
not have established homes and communities
0:03:47.239,0:03:51.599
yet, it’s also finding the money to afford
things like cricket bats, balls and helmets
0:03:51.599,0:03:52.319
and so on.
0:03:52.319,0:03:58.489
One of the things that happen is that they
tend to struggle at school initially particularly
0:03:58.489,0:04:04.760
our most recent arrivals the Sudanese refugees.
However they love sport. They have a real
0:04:04.760,0:04:10.260
passion for sport and they are very good at
it. So getting them involved in organised
0:04:10.260,0:04:15.120
sport in a sporting club it’s a great way
to develop their self esteem and the way they
0:04:15.120,0:04:16.199
view themselves in the world.
0:04:16.199,0:04:19.389
Theme music
0:04:19.389,0:04:26.389
They’ve helped me with a lot of things like
equipment and transport and they’ve given
0:04:30.900,0:04:36.710
me all the equipment that I need to play cricket
with. With transport my coach is nice enough
0:04:36.710,0:04:41.400
to pick me up every morning to all my cricket
matches and sometimes training.
0:04:41.400,0:04:45.850
The main strategy that Cricket Victoria looks
at is our partnerships. We have a strong partnership
0:04:45.850,0:04:50.070
with Vic Health and the state government to
fund a lot of these projects. At a local level
0:04:50.070,0:04:55.550
we look at clubs to get involved with local
sponsors, other cricket clubs and to get more
0:04:55.550,0:04:59.200
community and volunteer involvement, even
look at other funding partners as well.
0:04:59.200,0:05:03.570
This year we’ve been really lucky through
forming a relationship with Cricket Victoria,
0:05:03.570,0:05:09.090
through their Harmony in Cricket program,
to have employed for the first time a multicultural
0:05:09.090,0:05:14.470
aid. He is a Sudanese man by the name of Quan.
He has been brilliant with liaising with families,
0:05:14.470,0:05:18.980
basically breaking down language barriers
sometimes.
0:05:18.980,0:05:25.800
Theme music
0:05:25.800,0:05:32.800
Ricky Ponting – he’s a very good batsman
and I like his style of play. I wish to be
0:05:35.690,0:05:37.160
like him one day.
0:05:37.160,0:05:41.530
First of all win the trust of the families
and the parents. I guess for other clubs it’s
0:05:41.530,0:05:47.040
a case of going around and meeting the parents
and introducing themselves and really winning
0:05:47.040,0:05:51.110
their trust. They can see that you are there
for the kids and that you are going to provide
0:05:51.110,0:05:52.910
a really good opportunity for them.
0:05:52.910,0:05:59.090
It is new and it could be scary for a lot
of club volunteers to start looking at involving
0:05:59.090,0:06:02.490
kids and particularly new arrivals into their
clubs. So for clubs starting look at other
0:06:02.490,0:06:07.890
projects at other clubs that are already doing
it. Ask for help because those clubs are always
0:06:07.890,0:06:12.780
willing to help out as they are generally
proactive and even speak to Cricket Victoria
0:06:12.780,0:06:19.780
and Cricket Australia. This is an area that
both organisations are supporting in Victoria.
0:06:24.380,0:06:27.160
Theme music
0:06:27.160,0:06:34.160
The possibilities are endless. I look at the
moment at some of our Sudanese boys who are
0:06:34.250,0:06:40.000
developing into really talented fast bowlers
and I think that Cricket Victoria and organisation
0:06:40.000,0:06:45.030
with pathways programs would be mad not to
be getting out and really tapping into some
0:06:45.030,0:06:45.560
of this talent.
0:06:45.560,0:06:48.720
I think that we are just scratching the surface.
There’s a lot of opportunity for cricket
0:06:48.720,0:06:52.840
to grow to other multicultural groups. We’ve
seen it happening with our own eyes and I
0:06:52.840,0:06:57.700
think we’re just at the tip of the iceberg
and hopefully we’ll see a Sudanese or Vietnamese
0:06:57.700,0:07:02.560
kid pulling on the baggy green one day so
that’s the ultimate for me to see but generally
0:07:02.560,0:07:06.760
to see all these new kids take up the sport
of cricket and get healthy and engaged.
0:07:06.760,0:07:10.340
I want to play for Australia one day and captain
the Australian team.
Played cricket all my life. Very passionate
about cricket but most of all very passionate
0:00:31.250,0:00:34.430
about getting young people involved in sport.
0:00:34.430,0:00:35.660
The passion – good sport to play.
0:00:35.660,0:00:42.660
There’s Japanese people, Sudanese, all from
different backgrounds, Indian…lots.
0:00:43.070,0:00:49.320
We have a huge diversity of cultures at the
Sunshine Heights Cricket Club. Our most recent
0:00:49.320,0:00:55.060
group is the Sudanese. We have about 13 Sudanese
boys playing for us. Vietnamese, Philippino
0:00:55.060,0:01:01.610
Maltese, Greek – you name it I think
we are represented by about 20 different cultures.
0:01:01.610,0:01:06.280
Our (Cricket Victoria) main program is the
Harmony in Cricket program. That’s targeted
0:01:06.280,0:01:10.630
as cricket being a game for all people regardless
of their cultural background, age, religion,
0:01:10.630,0:01:11.729
gender or ability.
0:01:11.729,0:01:18.729
Love how you get to meet new people, make
friends and yeh have fun.
0:01:19.350,0:01:21.049
Theme music
0:01:21.049,0:01:28.000
When I first saw people playing cricket I
thought they were people chucking the ball
0:01:28.000,0:01:35.000
and just hitting it. Then after that I started
getting experienced and I started playing
0:01:39.280,0:01:40.360
and I started understanding the game like
how you play it.
0:01:40.360,0:01:47.360
I started playing cricket because my coach,
who is a primary school teacher at the local
0:01:49.200,0:01:56.200
school, got my brothers into it. My brother
asked me if I could play and now I’m playing.
0:01:57.350,0:02:02.840
About five years ago I had a whole group of
Grade 5-6 boys who started to get a little
0:02:02.840,0:02:06.940
bit interested in cricket. They were playing
cricket out in the yard and all that kind
0:02:06.940,0:02:11.379
of thing so I made contact with the Sunshine
Heights Cricket Club and that was when my
0:02:11.379,0:02:15.370
relationship started with them.
0:02:15.370,0:02:20.620
Theme music
0:02:20.620,0:02:24.840
I wouldn’t be playing cricket right now
and I wouldn’t be here. I wouldn’t get
0:02:24.840,0:02:28.540
these opportunities to play on the MCG and
all this stuff.
0:02:28.540,0:02:34.909
It just brings a fantastic thing to the cricket
club in that I see cricket as a reflection
0:02:34.909,0:02:38.989
of society and I think local cricket clubs
should reflect their community.
0:02:38.989,0:02:42.779
Cricket is very much about Australian culture
and very much about Australian summer so it
0:02:42.779,0:02:46.439
helps them integrate and understand what Aussies
are all about but it’s also very important
0:02:46.439,0:02:50.349
for them to get involved with healthy activity
and it’s a popular way to do so.
0:02:50.349,0:02:56.549
The fact that they feel and belong to something.
Other than their family or school they actually
0:02:56.549,0:02:59.870
have somewhere else where they can feel that
they can belong and feel welcome.
0:02:59.870,0:03:05.209
The main opportunities are kids integrating
with clubs, their local community, they make
0:03:05.209,0:03:09.290
friends, parents get involved and they create
a really good club culture and club environment.
0:03:09.290,0:03:13.419
There are also the health opportunities as
well. Just getting out there being healthy
0:03:13.419,0:03:18.689
and engaging in physical activity.
0:03:18.689,0:03:21.279
Theme music
0:03:21.279,0:03:28.279
What I love about bowling is trying to get
it on the spot, not trying to bowl too quick.
0:03:28.349,0:03:31.359
Just try and keep it on the spot, keep it
tidy.
0:03:31.359,0:03:36.799
For cricket specifically there are a few challenges.
(and one is) For a new arrival community there’s
0:03:36.799,0:03:42.169
issues of language, communication and just
cultural issues. There’s also, particularly
0:03:42.169,0:03:47.239
for new kids coming to the country who may
not have established homes and communities
0:03:47.239,0:03:51.599
yet, it’s also finding the money to afford
things like cricket bats, balls and helmets
0:03:51.599,0:03:52.319
and so on.
0:03:52.319,0:03:58.489
One of the things that happen is that they
tend to struggle at school initially particularly
0:03:58.489,0:04:04.760
our most recent arrivals the Sudanese refugees.
However they love sport. They have a real
0:04:04.760,0:04:10.260
passion for sport and they are very good at
it. So getting them involved in organised
0:04:10.260,0:04:15.120
sport in a sporting club it’s a great way
to develop their self esteem and the way they
0:04:15.120,0:04:16.199
view themselves in the world.
0:04:16.199,0:04:19.389
Theme music
0:04:19.389,0:04:26.389
They’ve helped me with a lot of things like
equipment and transport and they’ve given
0:04:30.900,0:04:36.710
me all the equipment that I need to play cricket
with. With transport my coach is nice enough
0:04:36.710,0:04:41.400
to pick me up every morning to all my cricket
matches and sometimes training.
0:04:41.400,0:04:45.850
The main strategy that Cricket Victoria looks
at is our partnerships. We have a strong partnership
0:04:45.850,0:04:50.070
with Vic Health and the state government to
fund a lot of these projects. At a local level
0:04:50.070,0:04:55.550
we look at clubs to get involved with local
sponsors, other cricket clubs and to get more
0:04:55.550,0:04:59.200
community and volunteer involvement, even
look at other funding partners as well.
0:04:59.200,0:05:03.570
This year we’ve been really lucky through
forming a relationship with Cricket Victoria,
0:05:03.570,0:05:09.090
through their Harmony in Cricket program,
to have employed for the first time a multicultural
0:05:09.090,0:05:14.470
aid. He is a Sudanese man by the name of Quan.
He has been brilliant with liaising with families,
0:05:14.470,0:05:18.980
basically breaking down language barriers
sometimes.
0:05:18.980,0:05:25.800
Theme music
0:05:25.800,0:05:32.800
Ricky Ponting – he’s a very good batsman
and I like his style of play. I wish to be
0:05:35.690,0:05:37.160
like him one day.
0:05:37.160,0:05:41.530
First of all win the trust of the families
and the parents. I guess for other clubs it’s
0:05:41.530,0:05:47.040
a case of going around and meeting the parents
and introducing themselves and really winning
0:05:47.040,0:05:51.110
their trust. They can see that you are there
for the kids and that you are going to provide
0:05:51.110,0:05:52.910
a really good opportunity for them.
0:05:52.910,0:05:59.090
It is new and it could be scary for a lot
of club volunteers to start looking at involving
0:05:59.090,0:06:02.490
kids and particularly new arrivals into their
clubs. So for clubs starting look at other
0:06:02.490,0:06:07.890
projects at other clubs that are already doing
it. Ask for help because those clubs are always
0:06:07.890,0:06:12.780
willing to help out as they are generally
proactive and even speak to Cricket Victoria
0:06:12.780,0:06:19.780
and Cricket Australia. This is an area that
both organisations are supporting in Victoria.
0:06:24.380,0:06:27.160
Theme music
0:06:27.160,0:06:34.160
The possibilities are endless. I look at the
moment at some of our Sudanese boys who are
0:06:34.250,0:06:40.000
developing into really talented fast bowlers
and I think that Cricket Victoria and organisation
0:06:40.000,0:06:45.030
with pathways programs would be mad not to
be getting out and really tapping into some
0:06:45.030,0:06:45.560
of this talent.
0:06:45.560,0:06:48.720
I think that we are just scratching the surface.
There’s a lot of opportunity for cricket
0:06:48.720,0:06:52.840
to grow to other multicultural groups. We’ve
seen it happening with our own eyes and I
0:06:52.840,0:06:57.700
think we’re just at the tip of the iceberg
and hopefully we’ll see a Sudanese or Vietnamese
0:06:57.700,0:07:02.560
kid pulling on the baggy green one day so
that’s the ultimate for me to see but generally
0:07:02.560,0:07:06.760
to see all these new kids take up the sport
of cricket and get healthy and engaged.
0:07:06.760,0:07:10.340
I want to play for Australia one day and captain
the Australian team.
