Local kids got a taste of test and T20 cricket on the big stage as part of the Cricket Blast program.
Kids from the Western Park Cricket Club's Junior Blasters program headed out onto the MCG during the lunch break on day two of the Boxing Day test.
The eight kids from Warragul showed the skills developed during the junior cricket program in front of tens of thousands of fans in the stands.
A group from Trafalgar Cricket Club's Junior Blasters program took part in a Melbourne Stars match. The group were thrilled to step onto Junction Oval for the match day experience.
Several local cricket clubs run the Cricket Blaster program to teach cricket skills through fun game-based activities.
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