Cricket scores big for flood relief

31 January, 2011

Australian cricket as good as a fans have rallied during a back of those influenced by a Queensland floods pledging over $6 million in donations for inundate as good as glow service efforts around a nation to date.

Cricket Australia dedicated tonight's compare of a Commonwealth Bank Series to await those who have been influenced by a floods in Queensland, with a little of a deduction lifted in new weeks starting to a service efforts in Victoria, New South Wales as good as Western Australia.

In a uncover of await of cricket's contribution, a Prime Minister tonight voiced a Australian Government will be matching, dollar for dollar, a supports lifted by Australian cricket as good as a donations done to a Premier's Flood Relief Appeal during Jan 30. This figure is apart from a donations done by cricket's blurb partners, now $1.073.

The Commonwealth Bank additionally done a serve $188,000 concession to village cricket clubs influenced by a floods in Queensland with 41 fours as good as 4 sixes strike via a match. The Commonwealth Bank donated $4000 per 4 as good as $6000 per 6 strike in a ODI.

Cricket Australian CEO James Sutherland welcomed a Prime Minister's proclamation during a Gabba tonight.

"The open has already shown huge munificence for a inundate service efforts as good as it's good to see cricket has been means to have a grant in a little approach to assistance people reconstruct their lives." Sutherland said.

Queensland Cricket increasing a strange joining of $5 for each chairman to travel by a Gabba gates currently to $12 by a await of a eventuality partners – Queensland Stadiums, Queensland Police, TransLink as good as Ticketmaster.

"Through a munificence of a eventuality partners Queensland Cricket is gratified to make known it will enlarge a grant to a Premier's Flood Relief Appeal to over $350,000, that equates to $12 per chairman who walked in to a Gabba today," Queensland Cricket CEO Graham Dixon said.

"We appreciate a Queensland open for ancillary those who have been in need during this severe time, generally as you demeanour to reconstruct a state."