Its a rough week there is tennis in Brisbane and Perth and then there is cricket playing in Sydney during the day with T20 cricket at night. my finger is getting tired from changing channel from Brisbane International Tennis to Hopman and then to cricket scores, just to see how our Aussies are going.
Just now Sam Groth is hopefully about to win a second round match, its set point as I type.......back to deuce .......set point oh no not set point, scores are 6-4 in the first set and that just took the score to 6 all now a tie breaker, back later.They are now at one set all. Sam is playing a qualifier.
Hopman Cup has Canadian playing the Italian in a dead rubber in mixed doubles so they (Italians) cant win but will still be putting in the hard yards as their scores could be used in a count back. Its on my bucket list to go a Hopman Cup one day. Both games have just gone to a set each. Well the Italians have won the doubles therefore preventing Canada winning the whole tournament.
At the cricket today is pink day in honour of Jane Mcgrath an Australian cricket wife who died from breast cancer. Before she died they set up a foundation to get funds for research and special nurses. Each year the Cricket Australia with the McGrath foundation have a pink day. Just about anything that can be pink is pink of this one day. The signage around the ground is pink, players wear pink on their shirts, they play with pink balls and stumps. The commentators wear pink shirts or pink suits, in the crowd there were two Indian gentlemen who were wearing a pink suit and tie with white shirts and PINK turbans, brilliant.
Last year they said that over eight thousand dollars were raised on this day at the cricket for the foundation and of course they are hoping to get above that amount this year. Donations can be made on line as I just did.
Its a fun day with a serious message as its not just about fund raising but also an awareness to get checks to avoid or treat this terrible cancer.
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