Rotary Cricket Carnival

The Rotary Club of Bundaberg Sunrise hosted the International Fellowship of Cricketing Rotarians from Sunday 12^th to Thursday 16^th October at Salter Oval. It is an event that occurs only once every two years .Ian Petherick (Festival Committee Chairman) said "Teams can be formed from Rotary Clubs, Cities. Districts, States, Countries and that IFCR New Zealand will participate and it is hoped sides from Chennai and  Hyderabad could be organised.

New Zealand Touring Party
JK Mahendra - collector extraordinaire.
Results
Ramaneesh and Rudradev - Cold Rock Stars
Profiling JK Mahendra

Carnival program

Dennis Wade - Captain of Victoria

Wednesday 15^th  October
6.30 for 6.45am Rotary Sunrise Breakfast meeting. PCYC Maryborough Street next to High School. Guest Speaker Stan Gilchrist See Registration Form for booking
Half Day Local Tour with lunch by the sea at Bargara See Registration Form for booking or Golf at the beautiful Bargara Golf Club. See Registration Form for booking.
3pm Test Match New Zealand v Australia Day/Night
Evening: barbeque at the Test match!

Thursday 16^th  October
Cricket
Half Day Childers Tour: See Registration Form for booking Transport provided to local shopping complexes
6.30pm Closing Dinner RSL Quay Street

A very special bat (in a presentation case) autographed by Australia’s best one day player Adam Gilchrist, plus a Limited Edition Adam Gilchrist Whisky Decanter will be auctioned during the Festival . Funds raised will go to Australian Rotary Health Research Fund. AMP have shown their support and will give a grant to the Fund of a further $1 for every $2 raised to a maximum of $20,000.

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David Johns (WA)

Touring Party

John and Rachael Dean, Robert and Carol Armstrong, Geoff Atkinson, Barry and Jennifer Blommaart, Neil and Karen France, John and Henrietta Hannah, Dan Healey, Bruce & Margaret Heather, Alan and Karyl Lawton, Mike & Lyn Lucas, Keith and Heather Mitchell, Gary Spratt, Martin Townend, Paul Warren, Tom & Maree White.

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Ramaneesh and Rudradev

Brothers Ramaneesh (8) and Rudradev (6) from Chennai in India are in Bundaberg with mum and dad for the Rotary Cricket Carnival. Not surprisingly the pair are keen cricketers who both play a bit of tennis. Both are Sachin Tendulkar fans and the brothers both support the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.

The younger Rudradev was keen to say hi to friend Amruta back home while Ramaneesh was not so forthcoming.

While in Australia Ramaneesh was impressed with the resort at Mission Beach, in particular the three swimming pools and the cartoons on TV. Rudradev on the other hand will long remember touching a baby croc while in Innisfail.

Ramaneesh and Rudradev are the first International Cold Rock Stars

more Cold Rock Stars

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JK Mahendra

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keeping score - John Dean (NZ) and Kevin Scanlan (Vic 9790)

JK Mahendra said in his profile that his hobby was collecting cricket memorabilia. That’s as big an understatement as saying Sir Donald Bradman could bat a bit. This man is what we would call a ‘cricket tragic’. Mahendra’s collection includes an autographed bat by Bradman, a bat signed by all 26 Indian captains to have led the Indian team to date, a shirt signed by the South African team which has the signature of Hanse Cronje and rare photographs and paintings. He said "One of my prized possessions is a book by *Ranjit Singh which I acquired in South Africa. I’m sure there can’t be more than two or three copies in India. Its value today at auction is more than $20,000, but I would never sell it".
*Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) The Father of Indian Cricket

JK Mahendra with a few of the paintings and bats

Mahendra was an outstanding junior cricketer and in under 19^’s played 5 tests against Australia. He also represented India against England and has dined in the ‘Long Room’ at Lords and met Queen Elizabeth and had lunch with Lord Mountbatten the last Governor General of India.

He was the brains behind Cricket Homestay in India. 'The Bat and Ball Inn' has five suites, four named after legendary cricketers Sunil Gavaskar, Sir Richard Hadlee, Dennis Lillee, Sir Vivian Richards and one named as the 'Legend Suite'.` Murals of Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble and Gavaskar, made of hand made tiles from Nilambur in Kerala have been pasted on the compound wall of the Homestay. The terracotta mural of Sir Donald Bradman that stands guard at the entrance,  JK. explains was a commissioned work and the only one of its kind in the world.

The Bat & Ball Homestay

Son, Rohit Mahendra now lives in Denmark, and is a member of the Danish national team.

One of his companies manufacture cricket bats and Bundaberg youngster Braydon Graham will be the first to use one in local cricket. JK Mahendra is certainly an interesting chap with an undying passion for the game of cricket.

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There was no appeal against the light
during the match between India Chennai and Victoria 9700
at the Rotary Cricket Carnival at Salter Oval.

Results

Day 1

Bundaberg Blue 9-163 def India Chennai 6-162
Ian Petherick (BB) 37 ret. R Neelakantan (IC) 3-26 and 41 ret. Aaron Keleher (BB) 3-10  Man of the Match - R Neelakantan

R Neelakantan

Victoria 9790 9-134 def India Hyderabad 133
Patrick O’Shea (V) 38 ret. Kevin Scanlan (V) 33 Vishal Srivastava (IH) 30 Ajay Kumar G (IH) 26 ret. Karthic (IH) 35no. Man of the Match - Vishal Srivastava

Queensland Country 7-164 def WA 96
P Donovan (Q) 40 Lloyd Dungey (WA) 24

The Grundon family from Toowoomba, were part of the Queensland Country side. L-R Ben, Miles and Robin

Bundaberg Gold 213 def Victoria 4-172
Howard Barclay (V) 31no. Warren Fricke (V) 32no. and 3-3 Gary Kirk (BG) 37 Don Robinson (BG) 30 Man of the Match - Terry Daley

NZ  226 def NSW 220
Tom White (NZ) 50 Geoff Atkinson (NZ) 45 Ross Williams (NSW) 47no.Man of the Match - Dan Healey 

Day 2

India Chennai 173 def Victoria 9700 172
James Patterson (Guest player IC) 42 ret. M Napier (V) 35 ret. John Hannah (Guest player IC) 4-21

India Hyderabad 251
def Queensland Country 135
Surya (IH) 50 ret. Nadeem (IH) 50 ret. Patel (IH) 3-15

Victoria 215 def WA 175
R Davies (V) 50 ret. Warren Fricke (V) 50 ret. Lloyd Dungey (WA) 45 ret.

Bundaberg Blue 154 def NZ 150
Ian Petherick (BB) 40no. Aaron Keleher (BB) 36no.and 3-26 R Armstrong (NZ) 32no.

Bundaberg Gold 200 def Victoria 9790
Lachlan Donovan (BG) 50 ret. Patrick O’Shea (V) 40 Kevin Scanlon (V) 50 ret.

Ravi Raman

Day 3

Australia 134 def New Zealand 121
Pat O'Shea 30 Paul Donovan 21 Ross Williams 22no. John Hannah 2-21 Vishal Srivastrava 30 ret. Nadeem 21 Ravi Raman 20n0. Bruce Pooley 3-29

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