A NEW world record has been secured back home just in time for the Ashes starting on Friday, with the Olivine housing estate in Donnybrook securing the Guinness World Record for the largest cricket lesson in a single venue.
Held at the Olivine Recreation Reserve, this was a team effort which involved the Olivine housing estate, Mirvac, Cricket Victoria and the Melbourne Renegades, which helped involve students from the neighbouring Hume Anglican Grammar school, as well as Donnybrook Primary School, with kids aged from six to 14 participating in the event.
In total, 1070 students participated in the activity last Tuesday, which beat the previous record of 943, which was held at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London earlier this year.
The session is part of an ongoing partnership between Mirvac, Cricket Victoria, and the Melbourne Renegades, focused on school programs, clinics, and inspiring more young people to try cricket.
“We’re thrilled to bring cricket to growing communities like Olivine,” Dylan Prescott, General Manager Consumer and Business at Cricket Victoria, said.
“Partnerships and events like this with Mirvac are crucial in growing the game at a community level and bringing cricket to growth corridors. We were incredibly proud to work with Mirvac to achieve a new Guinness World Record and to have achieved it, hopefully inspiring the next generation of cricketers.”
“We were incredibly proud to work with Cricket Victoria, the Melbourne Renegades and the local community to achieve a new Guinness World Record,” Elysa Anderson, General Manager, Residential Development Victoria at Mirvac, said.
The Olivine Recreation Reserve reflects our commitment to creating healthy, active places, and seeing local schools and families come together for this milestone showed exactly what community is all about. Supporting grassroots sport helps young people build confidence, teamwork and a sense of belonging, and this achievement highlighted the strength of the Olivine community.”
