MOREE and District Cricket Association is preparing for an opening round of social matches on Saturday to honour of one of the club’s greatest supporters.
The sudden passing of former club president, Chris Rowden, two weeks before Christmas last year shocked the entire Moree community.
“Rowdo”, as he was affectionately known, was a driving force behind the game in Moree for many years, and the club will remember the former great at the inaugural Rowdo’s 10s at Ron Harborne Oval on Saturday.
Rowdo’s wife, Elyse, will present the Rowdo’s 10s Shield to the winning team, with a presentation ceremony planned for the Moree Golf Club later in the afternoon.
Club president Grady Sinclair said six teams have signed up to play the Rowdo’s 10s – two Moree Golf Club teams, two Pally Pub Bulls teams, the Maslina Mudcrabs and Moree Thunder.
“We’ve finished up with six teams and the games are scheduled to kick off at 1pm on Saturday (October 12),” Sinclair said.
“Teams will play three games each and then we’ll finish with a final scheduled to start around 4:30pm.”
Rowdo introduced the 10-over, 10-a-side competition to Moree cricket last year and the club wants to keep the concept as an annual event.
“It was a huge success last year with four teams registered, and this year we’ve got six teams playing,” Sinclair said.
Pius X, an organisation in which Rowdo was very much involved, will sponsor a Player of the Day award on Saturday and Moree Lions Club will be on-site, manning the barbecue from 12.30pm.
“We’re expecting a big day, and it’s great to have Lions and Pius helping out,” Sinclair said.
The regular Moree men’s senior 30-over cricket competition will get underway the following Saturday, October 19.
“We have five teams for the regular season, which is broken into two competitions – before Christmas and after Christmas,” Sinclair said.
At the club’s annual general meeting earlier this year, Sinclair was elected president, with Tom Vanderstock appointed vice-president.
Djordjije Cikota (club secretary), Jack Johnson (club treasurer), Jeff Annis-Brown, Ash Jones, Matt O’Donnell, Brady Polkinghorne and Darren Bourke were elected committee members.
Inaugural Rowdo’s 10s
When: Saturday, October 12
Where: Ron Harborne Oval
Time: from 12.30pm
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