GREENHILL Reserve will play host to a cricket extravaganza with the Wallan Cricket Club to hold its inaugural quadruple header this Saturday.
Four games of cricket will be played across the venue’s two ovals between 10.30am and 7.30pm as the Magpies do battle with Gisborne in a suite of Twenty20 matches to conclude the first half of the Gisborne District Cricket Association season.
Wallan’s 1st, 2nd and 3rd XI men’s teams and the women’s side will all play in what shapes as one of the biggest days in the history of the club, according to president Robbie Fowler.
“The Wallan District Cricket Club has made immense progress in recent seasons with the introduction of a women’s team and promotion back into the McIntyre Cup competition and we feel that this is a great way to showcase what the club has to offer,” Fowler said.
“We are grateful for the support of Gisborne, who are keen to foster the concept and we look forward to hopefully working with them and building on it in years to come.
“All of the club’s sponsors and life members have been invited along and crowd participation is encouraged with rewards for crowd catches, bar and canteen facilities available and live music.
“It should be a fantastic day of local cricket.”
Gisborne musician Darcy Nolan will perform from 7pm, the bar and canteen will be open, while there is $100 on offer to anyone who takes a crowd catch in the 1st XI men’s match.
Action begins at 10.30am with the 3rd XI on Oval 2, the 2nd XI will commence its match at 11am on the main oval, which will also be the scene for the women’s match from 2pm and the 1st XI McIntyre Cup clash starting at 4.30pm.