Waugh hosted a cricket clinic on Sunday morning at Keith Cullen Oval, restricted to about 40 boys and girls playing in the local under 13s, under 16s and the Girls Thunder League.

It coincided as a promotional community event for Blooms the Chemist, the major sponsor of South West Slopes cricket. 

"I'm an ambassador for Blooms the Chemist and we talked about testing it out with a few cricket clinics and this is the first one we've done. It's great to get out to the country to give kids an opportunity they might not normally have," Steve Waugh said on Sunday.

The clinic focused on basics of batting, bowling and fielding, and included a few short games which were umpired by Waugh and his 19-year-old son Austin, a promising cricketer himself.

"Today's about enjoyment and participation really. We're not looking at turning players into Australian Test cricketers over night, we're really trying to get them involved," he said.

"A lot of these kids haven't played a lot. You do get a cross-section, there are some really good cricketers, so it can be difficult to cater for everyone. It's about laying a foundation of skills later they can develop."

Waugh said it was important to take his Steve Waugh Cricket clinics to regional areas of NSW, like Young.

He had his photo taken at the 'big cherries' near the Railway Station on Sunday morning, sparking a memory of a previous visit to the Cherry Capital.

"I was here for a primary school's state tennis tournament, I was representing Liverpool region when I was 11. So that was 42 years ago. I don't know who I was billeted with, but I stayed with someone in Young 42 years ago," he said.

Members of the public had a chance to get photos and signatures at a meet and greet with Steve and Austin Waugh on Saturday night at the Young Services Club.

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