Collendina Cricket Club will be hoping the Grassroots Gold GoodForm Game Plan whacks the TAB for six this Saturday night.
The Ocean Grove club will have $500 wagered on its behalf in Saturday night’s Geelong Harness Racing Club meeting, which includes the $50,000 Flying Brick Cider Co. Geelong Pacing Cup.
Club founder Leigh Norquay said Collendina greatly appreciated the trots support, having formed a great friendship with those at Beckley Park.
“We go to a meeting each year at the trots,” Mr Norquay said. “Everyone had a good night every time we went.”
A windfall in Saturday night’s trots would greatly help the club’s expansion and he expected about 20 Collendina members to attend the pacing cup night to soak up the trots.
“We are at the present time trying to put an extension on our rooms,” Mr Norquay said.
“We only have a little kitchen from where we do our meals and a bar area. We hope to extend that room and are doing all the work ourselves.”
He said the tireless efforts of the club’s volunteers were crucial to not only upgrading facilities but keeping youth engaged in the sport.
“It’s harder and harder to get the kids to play the sport these days, but we do as well as we can,” he said. “We have four senior sides and six junior sides and keep pushing on.”
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