Crackers Cup
On Sun 9th Feb the Footy, Cricket & Netball clubs came together to host the Cracker’s Cup at the Recreation Ground.
Held in honour of club legend Dave ‘Cracker’ Pole, the day held extra meaning this year given the recent bushfires, with funds raised being donated to the two local CFS brigades of which Crack had a large involvement. A huge crowd was in attendance along with many CFS members and fire trucks from both Brigades.
The day kicked off with what is sure to become a new tradition, the Netball club taking on the Women’s football team in a modified rules T20 cricket game. In what was an entertaining battle for the large crowd assembled, the Women’s footy prevailed 91 runs to 50. The Cherry Chatter, Noarlunga Packaging, the Cricket Club & the Pole family donating money for every boundary and six scored, the ‘curtain raiser’ had already contributed $500 to the fund raising for the CFS.
Up next was the 8th running of the Cracker’s Cup which is always a hotly contested battle with bragging rights on the line for either the Cricket or Footy Clubs. Two rather youthful teams with lots of fresh faces to the Cup experience took to the field.
The Footy club won the toss and decided to bat first. They started strongly, raining fours and sixes on the crowd and upping the donation total rapidly. A few quick wickets by the cricket boys slowed the run rate down and the footy players ended up settling for 125 runs off their 20 overs. (5 ball overs)
It was the Cricket teams turn to bat, and with “runs on the board” it was always going to be a good game. Boundaries again flowed early in the innings and after some confusion over the ‘first ball of your innings’ free hit rule along the way, it was the Cricket Club who prevailed with 3 balls to go Ezma Pole on behalf of herself, her husband the late Bill Pole, and the family presented the Cup to the winning captain Beau Thomas and then the final tally was announced.
With the previously mentioned donors, along with Delco Removalists, Stuart & Dale Wells, Steve Murray MP, Josh Teague MP and all that donated in the coin tins, bought raffle tickets & the BBQ we were able to donate OVER $5,000 to the Ironbank CFS & Cherry Gardens CFS.
What a great day, a great community event and a great result!!
Thanks to everyone who attended and made the day so much fun for all and such a great fundraiser for our CFS volunteers. After such a busy season already the CFS will be using the donations to buy much needed equipment for their brigade.