Weston Creek Cricket Club Tour of England

Tour of England 1995 15
An ancient aboriginal word for "meeting place", Canberra is situated
on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River which meanders its way for
nearly 2000 kilometres through the states of New South Wales, Victoria
and South Australia before it finally empties itself into the Pacific Ocean
near Adelaide.
As the Seat of the Commonwealth Parliament and its several
government departments, many Canberrans are civil servants or are in the
armed forces. The official residences of the Queen's representative, the
Governor General, and of the Prime Minister are also in Canberra.
Nearly seventy five foreign countries have their diplomatic missions
located in Canberra, many of their buildings reflecting the architectural
and cultural flavour of their homelands which add to the cosmopolitan
atmosphere of the city.
As well as being the administrative capital, Canberra has of recent
times become the sporting capital of the nation with the establishment of
The Australian Institute of Sport, a training centre for the country's young
elite athletes - the envy of other nations.
Canberra's summer sport is cricket. Eight grade clubs each fielding six
teams participate in the various grade competitions staged by the
Australian Capital Territory Cricket Association. Some 4000 boys and
girls from the ages of 7 to 16 years play each summer Saturday in various
age competitions under the umbrella of the ACT Cricket Association, on
some 200 playing fields scattered around the suburbs of Canberra.
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