More importantly, they’ve offered their time.
Three generations of the family – Kirsty Cordingley, her husband Glenn, her father Vernon Falconer, and four of her five children live and breathe cricket.
Glenn is the Treasurer while Kirsty is the Club Secretary.
Together, they have worked tirelessly to turn the club around to making it one of the most successful, recently celebrating its 70th anniversary.
Kirsty’s oldest son, Lachlan, 25, has been involved in various capacities with the club for 15 years, while her second son Tomas, 16, is in his 11th year and brother Sam, 14, is starting his 10th year and part of the club’s Green Shield development squad.
Both boys had Lachlan as a coach when they started.
She started taking her youngest, Harry, as a month-old baby. He is now nine and has played cricket for five years after starting with Cricket Blast.
Kirsty and Glenn oversee almost the entire club administration, from organising matches and grants, to team allocations, bookkeeping and registrations.
Glenn has worked tirelessly to make BSCC financially viable and today, the club contributes to two charities – Little Wings and Dolly’s Dream.
Kirsty says they got involved with the club because their boys love playing so much.
“There is nothing as good as cricket for young people,” she said.
“It’s a great team sport but also good for setting individual goals. It’s inclusive, builds mental and physical fitness and helps develop patience and resilience. They also make friends for life.”
Registrations: play.cricket.com.au. To volunteer: BSCC.org.au.