Cricket: Country boys take block for a good cause
Posted by Kara on 9th December 2009
By Kara Bell
Late afternoon, 17 January 2009. Farmers v Graziers in the annual Colombo Creek Classic at the Whiteheads’ Colombo Creek property outside Jerilderie in the Riverina. Farmer Ed Ryan is at the crease and has only two balls remaining to rein in the Graziers’ target of 198. The crowd is silent and the tension is palpable in the mid-summer heat. Crack. Ryan smashes it through the covers to the boundary, the Farmers take the glory and the spectators go berserk …
Since 2007, for one day of the year, a battle of supremacy has been fought between the Grazier and Farmer XIs – and a cricket rivalry for the ages has been established. It all started as a relaxed weekend away from the city, where the players (for most part originally off the land) could get back to their roots and share a few drinks with friends at the completion of the match. Now known as the Colombo Creek Cricket Classic, it has grown into an annual charity fundraising event replete with a black tie gala for 150 guests. A total of more than $40,000 has been raised and donated to charity since its inception. Read the rest of this entry »
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