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FLASHBACK: Former NRL star Petero Civoniceva surrounded by some of his young fans at the Red Ants clubhouse during a visit to the South Burnett in 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 9, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year’s Dinner With The Captains will have a new guest sports star following the surprise withdrawal of former NRL great Petero Civoniceva this week.<\/p>\n

Petero advised South Burnett Relay For Life he had to reluctantly pull out of this year’s event because of circumstances beyond his control.<\/p>\n

“Petero was very apologetic and wished everyone a great night,” Relay For Life patron Carl Rackemann said.<\/p>\n

“But I’m delighted to announce that the funniest man in Australian sport, former Test cricketer Greg Ritchie, has stepped in to replace him.<\/p>\n

“We are very sorry to not have Petero, but very appreciative that Greg has been able to come in at short notice.”<\/p>\n

Ritchie, who was born in Stanthorpe in 1960, played in 30 Tests and 44 ODIs from 1982 to 1987, as well as playing for Queensland between 1980 and 1992. <\/strong><\/p>\n

He scored 10,170 runs in his first class cricket career at an average of 44.21, including 24 centuries and 54 fifties.<\/p>\n

In the year 2000 he was named as one of the seven greatest Sheffield Shield run scorers in Queensland history for amassing more than 6000 runs for his state.<\/p>\n

Ritchie is affectionately known as “Fat Cat” due to his burly build.<\/p>\n

He was selected for Australia’s 1982-83 tour of Pakistan as a middle-order batsman replacement for Greg Chappell, and scored his first century – 106 not out – in his second Test at Faisalabad.<\/p>\n

He was also picked for the 1984 tours of the West Indies and India, and made the Australian side over the 1984-85 summer.<\/p>\n

Ritchie was a fixture in the middle order between 1985 and 1987 which \u00a0included the 1985 Ashes tour to England where he scored his highest score (146) at Nottingham.<\/p>\n

He was also part of the 1986 tours of New Zealand and India, and the 1986-87 England tour of Australia.<\/p>\n

Ritchie was famously referred to by Allan Border at the 1986 Madras Tied Test against India.<\/p>\n

Batsman Dean Jones was contemplating going off “retired ill” after vomiting at the crease and Border suggested that “a tough Queenslander” (Ritchie) could hack the conditions instead.<\/p>\n

Jones stayed on and scored a double century.<\/p>\n

This year’s Dinner With The Captains will be held at Kingaroy Town Hall on Saturday, July 22 at 5:30pm, where Greg Ritchie will be joined by Andrew Slack AM and Joyce Lester OAM.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tickets to this semi-formal, three-course dinner are $90 per head or $900 for a table of 10.<\/p>\n

They can be ordered from CROW-FM by phoning (07) 4169-0700.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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