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Australia Day Goes GLoBALL

Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Staff writers for essendonfc.com.au
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Essendon footballers will again join forces with some of the best Twenty20 cricketers in Victoria for the Australia Day Goes GLoBALL cricket match at Windy Hill on Thursday 26 January.

Bombers players will test their batting and bowling skills alongside cricketers from both the Melbourne Stars and the Melbourne Renegades Big Bash League teams in a ten-over-a-side match.

This is the perfect way to celebrate the Australia Day public holiday with sporting fans having the chance to see their favourite footballers and cricketers battle it out in celebration of the GLoBALL program.

GLoBALL is a program coordinated by the Essendon Football Club and Cricket Victoria which allows international students and new migrants the chance to interact with the Victorian community all year round by undertaking cricket and Australian Rules football related activities.

The main aim of the GLoBALL initiative is to promote social inclusion, a sense of belonging and celebrate diversity.

There will be a number of modified rules for the game including:

- Each player must bowl one over
- Batsman bat in pairs and face two overs
- Teams lose three runs every time they lose a wicket and the batsmen must then swap ends
- Essendon players can’t go out first ball or LBW
- The Stars and Renegades cricketers must run every time they hit the ball
- Essendon players can dismiss the Renegades or Stars batsman if they catch the ball one hand after one bounce.

Further details will be provided over the next few days.

When: Thursday 26 January, 2012.
Where: Windy Hill

Entry: Gold coin donation (all proceeds will be donated to the Cancer Council – Relay for Life)
11:00 – Clinics
12:00 – Windy Hill competitions
12:30 – Australia Day Goes GLoBALL cricket match commences
2:00 – Autograph opportunities

There will be a BBQ on the day courtesy of the Social Marketing Committee.

For more information about the GLoBALL program, click here.

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Baseball on valium!

- Daniel MURPHY (posted 18/01/2012 10:09:13 AM)

Angus has a reasonable leg spinners grip. Would be interesting to see what revs he gets, or length control and drift. I suspect from his AFL techniques he can disguise the one out the back of the hand.

- Thomas Faunce (posted 18/01/2012 10:54:41 AM)

At Last Our Member ship numbers are going up come on fans hirdy wants 60 only a few more weeks 2 go until the Nab cup starts going so qick it will be round 1 when we no it

- MARK JONES (posted 18/01/2012 4:08:50 PM)

cricket footy Tennis Aussie Aussie Aussie oi oi oi oi oi what a good win by the Aussie in the cricket hope all yous Essendon fan been listen 2 it 2 easy

- MARK JONES (posted 18/01/2012 4:12:34 PM)

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI

- MARK JONES (posted 18/01/2012 4:14:54 PM)

good old one hand one bounce rule!

- Donovan de Cerff (posted 18/01/2012 5:04:53 PM)

it was a great game to watch last year except for my fav player Angus being a very bad player...it was funny to watch him keep going out! Was great that all the players came and signed stuff...was a really fun day and would recommend it for all :-)

- Belinda Purves (posted 18/01/2012 6:36:57 PM)

Went last year. Yes it is a bit of hit and giggle but it was very enjoyable.

- Alan De Menezes (posted 18/01/2012 7:14:44 PM)

good call, Daniel Murphy, oh so true....

- Darren Pigott (posted 18/01/2012 7:15:54 PM)

Daniel, baseball is cricket with one shot and quarter of the field. The natural comparison would be that soccer is AFL, but without getting your hands dirty, lots of head banging and an offside rule designed to slow up the pace of the game.

- Thomas Faunce (posted 19/01/2012 11:28:41 AM)

Sounds like a great day out..Happy birthday Angus..

- Steve Craven (posted 19/01/2012 6:19:38 PM)

My grandson had a ball last year,he was very proud to be the only person wearing a saints jumper,as well.Will be definately going for the bomber boys,but will also be waving our Renegades flag.Well,it is almost red & black.Diane

- Diane Trask (posted 20/01/2012 11:37:30 PM)

EI When is the team listing coming out?

- Benny Fowler (posted 21/01/2012 7:23:51 PM)

I will be shifting to melbourne later this year con not waight to attend bomber games and other avents that are put on by the mighty bombers A fan for life

- Graeme Mc Innes (posted 24/01/2012 1:10:53 PM)