Top cricketers pad up for Nathan

WHILE the season is over for Buckley Ridges, there is one more important fixture left on the DDCA calendar.
The Ridges, based out of Park Oval next to Dandenong’s Shepley Oval, will strap on the pads and charge in to bowl for one last time in season 2014/15 to raise funds for one of their own.
Current DDCA Turf 3 player Nathan Munasinghe, 14, from Berwick, had his cricket season called to an end abruptly as he was diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia.
Nathan, the son of former Sri Lankan international player Manjula Munasinghe, will be the man of honour at Buckley Ridges Cricket Club on Saturday as the club hosts a Twenty20 charity cricket match from 11am to help fundraise for leukaemia research and to financially assist the Munasinghe family.
Manjula Munasinghe and Sonny De Silva will captain the respective teams on the day and hopefully, pending their availabilities, a couple of Sri Lankan World Cup players will be able to attend the festivities.
Not only is high quality cricket on offer Saturday, but there will also be numerous activities including music, food and entertainment with raffles and auctions held throughout the day to help out one of the DDCA’s own in their time of need.
For more information about the charity match or to donate prizes or funds to the Munasinghes, contact Buckley Ridges CC president Paul Rudd on 0417 329 320.
Donations can also be made directly to Buckley Ridges Cricket Club’s bank account, BSB: 814282, Account Number: 10429929 and description: Nathan.