Cricket Library Cricket Ground Capture: Every Ground Has a Story

What if your local cricket ground could become your territory?

Every cricket ground has a story.

Maybe it is where you played your first game. Perhaps it is where you scored your first fifty, took your first wicket, watched your dad play, coached your kids, or spent countless Saturday afternoons with your cricket mates.

For some of us, a cricket ground is simply a patch of grass.

For others, it is a place filled with memories.

And now, Cricket Library is giving you a new reason to get back there.

Introducing Cricket Library Cricket Ground Capture

Cricket Library has joined the INTVL partner program, and we’re inviting the Cricket Library family to join us for something a little different.

We’re going to capture cricket grounds.

INTVL is a running and walking app that turns the places you exercise into a territory game. As you run or walk, you can capture territory and compete with other people for the map.

So we’re setting ourselves a challenge:

Can the Cricket Library family capture cricket grounds all around Australia — and eventually around the world?

Your first mission is simple.

Find your local cricket ground.
Run or walk it.
Capture the territory.
Claim it for the Cricket Library family.

You don’t have to be an elite runner.

You don’t have to run a marathon.

You don’t even have to run.

You just need a cricket ground and the motivation to get moving.

Your local club ground. Your school oval. The park where you played junior cricket. The ground where your kids now play.

That’s where you start.

And once you’ve captured it, we want to see it.

Take a screenshot of your INTVL capture and share it with us.

Use #CricketGroundCapture and tag Cricket Library so we can start building our very own map of cricket grounds.

Ready to make your first capture?

Join Cricket Library on INTVL, find your local cricket ground and get moving.

You don’t need to chase a PB.

You don’t need to run a perfect lap.

You just need to make your first move.

Because somewhere near you, there is a cricket ground waiting to be captured.

Every ground has a story. Now capture yours.

Jenny Thompson – Her World Cricket Tour – The Cricket Library

Special guest Jenny Thompson joins us on the latest edition of the Cricket Library Podcast to share about "Her World Cricket Tour" a project which has taken her to all parts of the globe and is inspiring others to pick up a bat and ball to see how much fun you can have playing the summer game. Jenny's story exemplifies how a love of cricket has taken her on a memorable journey with so many stories for her to share which are documented in her new book.   About Jenny Thompson Jenny Thompson is a former journalist with ESPN Cricinfo who's based in Adelaide but loves travelling the globe playing, writing, talking, scoring, coaching and mentoring cricket. She lives by the beach with her partner Matt and Bam Bam the cat. https://www.mup.com.au/authors/jenny-thompson
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