NSW: Hundreds of thousands of dollars raised in charity cricket

AAP General News (Australia)
02-22-2009
NSW: Hundreds of thousands of dollars raised in charity cricket

By Kim Christian

SYDNEY, Feb 22 AAP - More than $200,000 has been raised for Victorian bushfire victims
at a charity cricket match filled with colour and laughs in Sydney.

Taylor: Caught Garrett, bowled Mundine appeared on the scorecard at one stage as more
than 20,000 cricket fans filled the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) to watch sportsmen, sportswomen,
rock stars and a politician go head to head in the Big Bash 20-20 match on Sunday.

The match began after about 7,000 people attended the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne
for …