Koroit Cricket Club is once again hosting a Pink Stumps round to raise funds for the McGrath Foundation.
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The Saints second division side will play its Pink Stumps game in a Warrnambool and District Cricket Association two-day match against Dennington on January 30 and February 6 at Jack Keane Oval.
The thirds play the Dogs on February 6 next door at Victoria Park. The second week will be the main week of the Pink Stumps round.
On day one of the seconds match IGA has donated meat for the afternoon tea and a breast cancer survivor will toss the coin before play begins. The following week it will be organised by the Unofficial Koroit Ladies Committee, who did the afternoon tea last season.
Following the two matches Mickey Bourkes Koroit Hotel will have live music for the annual band night, featuring Roy and Paddy Brady, to continue the fundraising efforts.
The McGrath Foundation is a breast cancer support and education charity, which raises money to place breast care nurses in communities across Australia and increase breast health awareness.
Last season it was just the division two side which participated in the fundraising initiative when they played Brierly-Christ Church.
Division two captain Matt Webster said it was a great initiative for the Saints to once again get behind.
"Last year we had a bit of success and raised a bit of money so we thought we would do it again," he said. "Everyone enjoyed it and it was a great day to have the ladies down here to do up the shed and put on afternoon tea for us. It's good to get behind it again.
"Means a lot (to the club). It effects everyone at one point or another in your life and the club is pretty proud to do it."
Magic milestone
NICHOLAS Ryan is on the cusp of joining an exclusive club within Port Fairy's ranks.
The 35-year-old will become a 200-game player on Saturday when the Pirates' division two side tackles West Warrnambool at Davidson Oval.
He's just the 13th player in the club's storied history to reach the milestone.
Ryan has scored 2458 runs, a career which has yielded five half-centuries and a high score of 92.
He has also notched 60 wickets and 133 catches and nine stumpings.
Ryan has also spent more than a decade on the club's committee and four years as secretary. He was instrumental in getting the club's junior female program off the ground.
WDCA team of the week
Cameron Williams (Russells Creek) 69*
Kory Howlett (Woodford) 59
Justin Lynch (Merrivale) 57
Luke Wilson (Brierly-Christ Church) 48
Ben Thrallfall (West Warrnambool) 48*
Sam Mahony (Allansford-Panmure) 6-17
Daniel Hawkins (Brierly-Christ Church) 5-29
Hank Schlaghecke (Woodford) 4-12
Conner Richardson (Woodford) 3-20
Bailey Jenkinson (Woodford) 3-22
Max Hannah (Nestles) 3-24
SWC team of the week
Bailey Kavenagh (Terang) 47*
Kaplan McCann (Cobden) 44
Jack Lehmann (Mortlake) 39
Stephen Hill (Pomborneit) 33*
Daniel Kenna (Noorat) 31*
Lahiru Fernando (Pomborneit) 6-11
Sam Munro (Terang) 4-11
Tim Place (Pomborneit) 4-16
Harrison Rantall (Cobden) 4-26
Hugh Giblin (Terang) 3-19
Bayley Thompson (Heytesbury Rebels) 3-23
GCA team of the week
Ben Julius (Hawkesdale) 55
Braden Hotker (Grassmere) 47
Todd McLean (Yambuk) 45
Lachlan Glare (Hawkesdale) 43
Todd Doran (Killarney) 30
Isaac Malone (Grassmere) 3-15
Daniel Jones (Killarney) 3-22
Connor Umbers (Yambuk) 3-27, 25
Brian Wilson (Yambuk) 3-64
Shannon Johnson (Killarney) 2-11
Stuart Hill (Killarney) 2-16
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