Cricket

Cricket veterans in their prime

Mar 20 2024 Updated March 20, 2024

The Leader

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Pictured at Stockwell Oval on Monday during the match between Mayor’s XI and Gang Gang were Scott Murfitt, Bernie Drake, Bruce Mayberry, Paul Thompson, Michael Young and Steve Bell.

Veterans of the game of cricket have their skills on show this week, with the Barossa 24 Carnival of Cricket for over 60s taking place at Stockwell, Lyndoch and Sandy Creek ovals on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The tournament features veteran cricketers, some aged into their 70s, from South Australia and interstate. According to the organisers, games are played with “plenty of skill, flair, show-ponying, and all in the very best spirit of cricket and friendship”.

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