Sydney Thunder stars Rene Farrell and rookie Ollie Davies are going to Yass High School on Thursday, September 5 from 9.20am to 11.20 am as part of the annual Cricket NSW Country Blitz.
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Students from Yass Public School will also be present at the event where over 680 children are expected to attend. .
Country Blitz is an initiative from Cricket NSW to encourage more regional cricketers to play the sport.
The aim of the day is to allow the students to have a Q and A with Farrell and Davies.
The two professional cricket will also teach the high school students to umpire the upcoming cricket gala day.
Southern Inland NSW cricket manager Michael Minns said it was a good opportunity for regional cricketers to play the game.
"We're always looking to increase numbers," Minns said.
"There has never been a better time to give cricket a go."
Farrell is a former test cricketer who has played three tests, 44 One Day Internationals and 54 Twenty20s for the Australian Women's Cricket Team.
She also has a test match bowling average of 9.88 as well as a test hat-trick to her name.
Davies joined the Thunder a couple of months ago and burst on to the cricket scene late last year, captaining NSW Metro at the Cricket Australia u19 championships.
He scored the championship's first ever double hundred which included hitting 17 sixes. Six of those came in an over.
"Hopefully the kids get excitement from meeting cricketers that they see on television," Minns said.
The WBBL doesn't begin until October, so Farrell is excited to help out the community before the start of the season.
"We're really looking forward to getting out in the community ahead of the WBBL season which is just around the corner," Farrell said.
"Regional communities play a massive role in Australian cricket, and we want to make sure we are doing everything we can to inspire the next generation to play and enjoy the game.
"I'm really looking forward to visiting the Southern Inland and hopefully learn a few things myself as well."
Cricket NSW will also be taking registrations for the upcoming season which is free for children due to the second active kids voucher this year made available by the NSW Government.
Farrell and Davies will visit Goulburn, Queanbeyan and Boorowa to connect with local cricketing communities and schools from Tuesday 3 September to Thursday 5 September.