Australian men’s cricket coach Andrew McDonald has been confirmed as one of the guest speakers, while the MC is South Australian First Class and Big Bash League player Tim Ludeman.
McDonald, a former Australian Test player originally from Wodonga, will be a feature of the planned sportsman’s night.
The sportsman’s night is scheduled for the Saturday night of the reunion, to begin at 7.30pm.
Also planned is a form of auction or raffle for the sportsman’s night.
Other events for the weekend will include:
• Friday - meet and greet from 6.30pm at the Deni Rhinos Clubrooms at Memorial Park.
• Saturday – A-grade Rhinos match at Memorial Park from noon. Afternoon tea and drinks available for purchase.
Tickets are now on sale for $60, with dinner included.
Drinks will be available for purchase on the night.
There is also an option to donate to the DDCA Future Fund, to continue to improve the facilities in the Deniliquin and District area.
Tickets are available at: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1270803?embed.
Meanwhile, the committee has been researching previous teams and calling for memorabilia donations in preparation for the event.
This week’s feature game is the 1999 DDCA Bendigo Country Week Division Two trophy win.
Across four days of pool games and a final day decider, the DDCA intertown team was guided by Andrew Grimshaw’s stellar week, averaging 80.5 with the bat and an exceptional team bowling and fielding performance.
The following appeared in the Pastoral Times.
Whelan’s ton takes trophy-DDCA brings home Div 2 trophy
Despite a shock loss to Upper Loddon last Thursday, the Deniliquin District Cricket Association intertown side held their second position ladder placing and regrouped to win the Bendigo Country Cricket Week Division Two grand final on Friday.
The side held on to win by 14 runs in a nailbiting encounter with Warrnambool.
The win came after a stunning century from intertown veteran David Whelan and a solid half-century from star batsman Andrew Grimshaw.
Whelan smashed 12 boundaries and two sixes on his way to compiling 112 and combined with Grimshaw to carve up a 118 run second wicket stand.
Deniliquin won by 14 runs.
Final score: Deniliquin 7/243 def Warrnambool 229.
• If you would like to be involved in the reunion or memorabilia you can share, contact Brad Todd on 0401 174 853, Tim Hillier on 0427 641 791 or Gerry Corrigan on 0428 267 758.
