Play on or postpone? Feedback from WDCA clubs key in call

It comes as key players missed the association's Twenty20 semi-finals on Saturday due to isolation requirements as either confirmed cases or close contacts.

A three-option survey has been put to clubs. They've been asked if it's their preference to continue playing unaffected, to postpone for one week in the hope outbreaks settle in the south-west or to cancel the season altogether.

Warrnambool and District Cricket Association chairman Gordon McLeod said club feedback would be integral to any board decision.

He said the executive would meet virtually on Tuesday night to reach a verdict. "We'll see what the club say about it and if there are any particular issues, we'll discuss that with a particular club," McLeod said.

"We've got to give everyone clear guidance by Wednesday because with turf wickets, clubs and curators need to know.

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"At this point in time it's going ahead. But if something else happens it'll be determined from that feedback we receive."

The WDCA is five matches into a 13-round regular season on the back of COVID-19 restrictions forcing a later start to its season.

The association's Twenty20 final, meanwhile, will be played on a date to be confirmed. It was originally scheduled for Sunday but postponed.

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