February 4, 2013
Teams of pink-attired “cricketers” and a loyal band of supporters descended on Kingaroy’s TJ O’Neill Oval on Sunday to support the McGrath Foundation’s Pink Stumps Day.
This annual fundraiser helps place McGrath Breast Care Nurses into Australian communities, and also raises breast health awareness among young women.
Eight social cricketing teams – the Crazy Pinkies, Pink Bits, Pigs Might Fly, SFI, Ex-Wives, Pink Things, Yobbos and Clubbers – spent the day defending their wickets with what was arguably some of the worst cricketing (and worst fashion sense) seen in the South Burnett so far this year.
But beyond occasional humorous heckling from onlookers and equally good-natured sledging on the pitch, no one actually cared how good or otherwise the cricket was.
Or the fashion, come to that.
The real aim of the day was to raise funds for the McGrath Foundation and have a good time doing it.
And by that yardstick, the get-together was a great success.
Organiser Darren Geiger said he was very happy with the turnout and praised the community spirit of everyone involved.
“Everybody who’s come out today is here to have a good time and raise money for a good cause, not win,” he said.
“This is fun way to spend a Sunday, and I’m only sorry tomorrow is Monday because none of us will have a day to recover from it.”
Pink Stumps Day is a joint effort by the Kumbia and Kingaroy RSL cricket clubs. It’s the second time the event has been held – last year, it was in Kumbia – and was originally scheduled for Australia Day but had to be postponed for a week due to rain.
This year’s pinkness was sponsored by the Kumbia Hotel, the Telstra Shop, Vick’s Crafty Bits, the Queensland Bulls Masters, the Bulldogs NRL Club and the Kingaroy Red Ants.
The next South Burnett McGrath Foundation fundraiser will be a Charity Bowls Night at the Wondai Country Club on Friday, February 15.
This is being organised by the Wondai Cricket Club and it’s open to cricketers, bowlers and non-bowlers alike. It promises some of the worst displays of lawn bowls seen in the South Burnett this year.
If this sounds like a lot of fun – and it probably will be – you can find out more about it by phoning Chris on 0437-685-996.
