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  "MY GAME- MY LIFE"

 The world's first game with all participants over 60 years, was played at Brighton , Victoria , Australia , Saturday , 4th January 2003. Two teams of 14 a side , named Yarra North, captained by Alan Duffus, and Yarra South , jointly captained by Jim Williams and David Wingfield played a 40 overs one day match, won by Yarra North . Both umpires Frank Robinson and Kevin McDermott were aged over 60, as were the husband and wife team of scorers, Betty and Stan Hogben, after whom the Hogben-Meckiff Mentone CC oval is jointly named, with the Meckiff family.

  Lloyd Mills 81 years, Australia's oldest registered cricketer, and one of two ex-servicemen from World War 2 still playing cricket,  travelled down from his farm at Mincha (Near Pyramid Hill). Lloyd played his last game in January 2004.

 The oldest player to have played 0/60 cricket in Australia, is Bill Coghlan, born 13 April 1923. The world's oldest to have played 0/60 cricket is Jack Hyams, aged 88years in 2007, from UK. One lady, Barbara Stubberfield, played in the inaugural game.

   The inaugural National/Interstate 0/60 Carnival  was held in Canberra in November 22-24, 2006, on  three ovals  at the Australian National University.

Teams were: ACT, NSW, Tasmania, Victoria, Victoria 2nds, Composite X1, National Parliamentary X1, World's Oldest X1

 On February 10, 2006, the first International O/60 match took place in Onehunga, Auckland, between Australia and New Zealand.

  A group of 12 players 0/60 toured UK from August 27-September 15, 2007, and played nine games vs 0/60 teams there. 

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                     COMMITTEE   SEASON  2008-9             

PRESIDENT:                Rex Thompson  97584731  rex@ozonline.com.au 

 VICE PRESIDENTS:  Max Grimmer  95981898 Ron Luckman 93764915  

SECRETARY                John Hammer       jhammer1935@yahoo.com.au 

                                           5 Mary St Brighton 3186    95921999  0417523592

TREASURER:              Alan Duffus   F.CPA  (03) 9723 3884 

COMMITTEE:             Alan Broadbent  95833619 Graham Cuddon 98023037  

                                          Russell Dalton  9585 2364  Ged Edwards  52312024 

                                          Ian McLeod   59642028