The Gisborne and District Cricket Association cancelled its round seven fixtures over the weekend citing a lack of player availability due to the growing number of people forced to isolate due to COVID-19 protocol.
With tens of thousands of active cases being recorded in Victoria each day, individuals that test positive to COVID-19, or those who are close contacts of those who test positive, are required to isolate at home for a period of seven days.
GDCA president Rob McIntyre said he was aware that clubs across the league were struggling to pull together teams due to so many players being out of action.
As well as cancelling round seven, McIntyre said next week’s round eight fixtures would also be postponed.
“We will continue to monitor the number of infections at our clubs over the next week and make a decision as to whether our competition can return to play in round nine,” he said.
“However, experts are predicting that this current COVID-19 wave will not peak until the end of January which could put the rest of the cricket season in jeopardy.”
