The Big Bash League season 11 is set to honour the traditional custodians with their first-ever ‘First Nation Round’ starting 8 January, Saturday. The 11-game long round will be hosted between 8-14 January with a campaign aimed at connecting better to the roots of the country. Cricket Australia have taken a few steps at becoming more inclusive to the indigenous community and over the last year have released special jerseys to honour the aboriginal classes.
For the current edition of the BBL, franchises are expected to wear specially designed jerseys and strike community partnerships to better the lives of the less privileged.
Brisbane Heat are among the teams that have already announced projects that will come out of the nations round. The Brisbane based franchise will be partnering with ‘Deadly Choices’ to promote health check-ups in the indigenous community and will be auctioning off their jerseys to raise money for Queensland Cricket Foundation.