Sada-e-Watan
Sydney ™
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Sydney Thunder stumped with Community Rookie selection after strong showing at Pakistan MoneyGram Thunder Nation Cup Tournament
Bilal Qure, Emad Akmgir and Suffan Hassan
will put their friendship aside when they compete for a position on Sydney
Thunder’s playing roster for BBL05. For the second consecutive year, Big Bash
side Sydney Thunder is offering one local cricketer the chance to move from
their local cricket park to Spotless Stadium to become team mates with the
likes of Jacques Kallis, Shane Watson, Mike Hussey and Usman Khawaja.
The opportunity comes as part of the MoneyGram Thunder Nation Cup, a community
cricket tournament aimed at bringing together cricket enthusiasts from six
different cultural backgrounds. Representatives from Sydney Thunder will invite
the standout players from each MoneyGram Thunder Nation Cup Community Round to
attend a day of intense trials where one individual will be rewarded with a
playing contract as the Sydney Thunder Community Rookie.
150 members of
the Pakistani community came out in force yesterday to Doyle Ground,
Parramatta, to compete for glory and the chance to represent Pakistan at the
MoneyGram Thunder Nation Cup Semi-Finals to be held at Mona Park, Auburn, on
November 15th.
Now in its third year, the Sydney Thunder hosted
tournament is starting to unearth some of Western Sydney’s most talented
cricketers. Sydney Thunder General Manager, Nick Cummins, was impressed with
the talent on display and is looking forward to signing on the latest member of
Sydney Thunder’s squad for BBL05.
‘The 11 Pakistani players invited to
our Community Rookie trials are each quality cricketers and bring something
different to the table.’
‘The Community Rookie is an integral part of our
playing roster and will play a key role both on and off the field, especially
within their local community’.
The winning team from each MoneyGram
Thunder Nation Cup Community Round will compete against one another in the
Semi-Finals on the 15th November at Mona Park, Auburn. The two winning teams
will battle it out on Spotless Stadium in front of a Sydney Thunder home crowd
to have their nationality etched alongside South Africa and Nepal on the
MoneyGram Thunder Nation Cup.
Michael Minassian, MoneyGram’s Senior
Regional Director expressed their excitement about once again partnering with
Sydney Thunder for the tournament, “MoneyGram is thrilled to be able to support
the tournament for a second year. The engagement that the tournament provides
to the multicultural community of Sydney is something that MoneyGram is very
proud to be supporting”.
Canberra Pakistani’s will represent the
Pakistan community after narrowly edging out 3 teams; The Beamers, Paki Stars
and Campbelltown Lions.
Next weekend will see members of the Nepal
Community square off against one another for a spot in the Semi-Finals as well
as the much sought after invitations to the Community Rookie trials on November
27th.
For further information on the MoneyGram Thunder Nation Cup,
please visit
http://www.sydneythunder.com.au/community/thunder-nation-cup
For more
information, Please contact:
Alex Fraser, Elite Sports Properties, on behalf of Sydney
Thunder,
Phone: (02) 8346 4223
Email:afraser@elitesports.com.au
