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[NUFAN]

Leagues Club good?

Do you mean the Canterbury Leagues Club? It's not in Bankstown. Heath and I mentioned Bankstown Sports Club earlier and yeah it's good. it would be good for a group of 25 or so of us for an afternoon drink or to watch sports in the sports bar but nothing special if you wanted a big night or anything.

 

[Red]

Yeah Monk I think you need to put up a bit of a draft itinerary in place if you are serious about this. Pretty hard to commit to anything even if it was a couple hours away let alone overseas.

- Definitely include some sort of sports action for the night/next day.
- Find an available oval
- work out the format of the matches and how many games (I wouldn't travel far for 1 20 over game for instance).
- Maybe find a charity to play for?

Fun idea though.

Your thoughts make sense as usual.

- I couldn't do the early Jan Sydney Ashes test, and I can't find an ODI fixture for that series yet. Perhaps we could make it happen around a state game?

- As someone else suggested, a 50 over game or two would be ideal.

- Charity would be good. Does anyone know any former Aust players who might patron it a bit, and maybe have a hit with us?

It's hard to lock in anything definitive online with so many factors/people potentially involved, but if anyone has a good idea, throw it in.

 

[morgieb]

Do you mean the Canterbury Leagues Club? It's not in Bankstown. Heath and I mentioned Bankstown Sports Club earlier and yeah it's good. it would be good for a group of 25 or so of us for an afternoon drink or to watch sports in the sports bar but nothing special if you wanted a big night or anything.

Meant Bankstown Sports Club. Surprised they call it a Sports Club rather than a Leagues or RSL club.

 

[Hurricane]

I'll check my rollodex and see what I can do.

I reckon early Jan in the new year would suit me best as always take a holiday at that time.

If it is to be in March or April then would prefer it is over the weekend. So I can fly in on a Friday and leave on a Monday. if peeps want to stay longer to watch an FC game then so be it.

The air fare will be dead cheap so I don't see this is an issue to cross the ditch.

I would prefer to only go to a part of Sydney that is safe so I trust Heef is correct.

 

[Red]

Where do the majority of Australian CW people who might be interested live? Melb? Sydney?

I'm close to Melb.

 

[morgieb]

I'm from Sydney, as my posts indicates.

 

[Dan]

Sydney

 

[Red]

I'm in Melb, but really don't mind travelling to Sydney. Road trips are good.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Sydney, but Perth would be a good venue for the South Africans.

Favour a five two-dayer series tbh.

 

[James]

Awesome idea, I'd be in.

 

[Hurricane]

How famous does the former Australian cricketer have to be - what if it is someone like Glenn Trimble for example?

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Reckon we could stand a chance of roping in Ewan Chatfield. Still plays low grade club cricket and for the price of a decent taxi fare and maybe a plane ticket, surely he'd be in.

 

[jan]

Prague to host the series.

 

[Goughy]

Prague to host the series.

**** Prague. If people wanted to do SE Asia, and there are fantastic facilities in Malaysia, I would see the boys right on tour. Better Cricket and AirAsia is direct from Aus.

 

[Son Of Coco]

I'd be keen if I could get there, and guarantee I won't snap in half.

 

[uvelocity]

**** malaysia, apparently pattaya has a cricket club

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

So Monk, how are you getting on organising this? Keen to send a couple of Muloghostumpos flying.

 

[Maximas]

Come play in Geelong

 

[Hurricane]

Another thought, what about Cameron Merchant - he came over here with a huge reputation from Australia. I think I can swing him.