Tara Murray
Some of the Gisborne and District Cricket Association’s best players will be in action this Wednesday night to support Malmsbury Cricket Club.
The GDCA is putting on a charity night to support Malmsbury which was heavily impacted by flooding in October.
Club secretary Matthew Cox previously told Star Weekly they had lost about $30,000 worth of equipment and other things around the club.
Wednesday’s charity match involves players from all 10 of the McIntyre Cup sides, with at least two players from each team.
Players will bat for two overs and the pair that has the highest total of runs at the end wins.
Gisborne has five players taking part in the match, while Romsey, East Sunbury, Rupertswood and Sunbury United have four players.
Mick Allen, Jarryd and Riley Vernon, Samuel Mackay and Matthew Barake are representing Gisborne and Chris Burkett, Nathan Hoy, Jamie Taylor and Ben Way are representing Romsey.
For Rupertswood, Nathan Crotty, Kyle Corcoran, Nathan Shoesmith, Jarryd Swallow are pulling on the pads, while Steven Fogarty, Rajitha Mendis, Senura Perera and Liam Sherlock are taking part for Sunbury United.
Lachie Wilkins, Nathan Dent, Matthew Jackson and Liam Williams will represent East Sunbury, while cross town rivals the Sunbury Kangaroos are represented by Michael Fox, Robert Walker and Corey Woolley.
Connor Ascough and Nick Strangio will take part for Bacchus Marsh, Mulkapuge Lakshan and Indika Massalage for Diggers Rest Bulla, Harry Lawson and Hamish McDonald for Woodend and Matthew Clayton and Spencer Whittingham for Wallan.
The bar and BBQ start at 6.30pm at Gardiner Reserve, Gisborne, with the action kicking off at 7pm.
Entry is by gold coin donation.
