The Hunt Club goes into bat for local cricket

The Hunt Club keeps putting runs on the board and recently added to its local community support by sponsoring the Cranbourne Cricket Club.

With a history spanning 130 years, the Cranbourne Cricket Club is one of the largest cricket clubs in Victoria involving approximately 350 playing members from junior to senior ranks.

Nicknamed “The Eagles”, Cranbourne Cricket Club participates in the Dandenong District Cricket Association and is based at Casey Fields.

In the 2010/2011 season, the club fielded nine senior teams, 12 junior teams for players aged eight to seventeen years and also had approximately 100 youngsters from the ages of five to nine registered for its Milo cricket program.

According to The Hunt Club Marketing Executive, Irene Najdecki, there were obvious synergies to bring the growing residential estate and local cricket club together.

“We are united by a focus on families and community involvement. The Hunt Club is delighted to join forces with the Cranbourne Cricket Club in recognition of the positive role it plays for so many people of all ages in the local area,” Ms Najdecki explains.

Cranbourne Cricket Club Vice President, Shaun Petrie, said the sponsorship by the award-winning residential development would provide welcome assistance at both junior and senior level.

“Our club enjoyed a successful season on the ground throughout our grades and this new sponsorship with The Hunt Club will aid us greatly off the field, so we are extremely appreciative and thankful for their very generous support,” Mr Petrie comments.
 
“We will be using the funds specifically to purchase new helmets and other protective equipment for our junior teams and more generally to help keep our membership costs at an affordable level,” he reveals.

As part of the sponsorship arrangement, The Hunt Club has gained prominent fence signage in front of the pavilion at Oval No. 2 at Casey Fields which is the Cranbourne Cricket Club’s main playing ground.