South Aussie Masters Cricket Opening Day
- Bill Kidd
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
For the past three seasons, we have enjoyed a wonderful Opening Day of T20 cricket on turf
wickets. Players of all age groups join together for a great day of cricket and mateship. So, we are
going again in 2026. On Sunday 27 th September at the Callington Ovals a Twenty20 competition
will be held, two matches in the morning, two in the afternoon and perhaps one under lights in
the evening. It will be open to all age divisions, men and women. Food, coffee and drinks will be
available.
Do you realise that every 19 minutes an Aussie bloke is diagnosed with prostate cancer. That’s 79
men per day! All of us should be having yearly checkups with our GPs to maintain our health. It is a
tremendous aspect of our association that we have a social conscience, as we have raised $7,000
each year since 2023 in support of blokes and their families when prostate cancer is an issue. So,
let’s do it again!
You can join in and help out by:
Emailing Dixie at thedaws@adam.com.au if you want to play. Let him know if you want to play morning, afternoon or evening, or a combination of any of these. Let him know if there are mates you wish to have in your team.
Making a personal donation on the Donor Page. Go to the link at https://fundraise.pcfa.org.au/fundraisers/saca Every player should donate about $20 for a day’s cricket.
Getting your family and friends to join in and do the same.
Obtaining sponsorship for every run you score, wicket you take or catch you hold.
Challenging your mates e.g. “If I score more runs than you, you will have to add $20 to the cause.”
Within your team, bidding for the right to keep wickets, or open the batting.
Donating something to be raffled or auctioned off.
As well as having an enjoyable game of cricket on turf early in the season, you will be joining a
team that could save a life. You will be supporting the many SACA Masters players who have or have
suffered Prostate Cancer.
You will be helping the Foundation with research, nursing care, support groups and creating awareness so that no man need die of prostate cancer in the future. Heartiest thanks for your care.