Carlton Mid celebrates one day cricket series with Merv Hughes and live screens
Carlton Mid has recruited former Aussie pace bowler Merv Hughes and is setting up outdoor screens in Albury, Coffs Harbour and Glenelg as part of its first season as official sponsor of the Australian One Day International series.
The “Ultimate One Dayer Live Sites” are supported by Cricket Australia and OPSM and will launch from January 12 in Albury, with the other sites launching later in the month.
The sites will also allow cricket fans to enjoy a beer in the Carlton mid Beer Garden, have a hit with local cricket clubs in the Cricket Australia Family Zone and attempt to win up to $2,500 with fast bowling legend, Merv Hughes at the Carlton Mid Stumps Challenge.
General manager of marketing, CUB, Andrew Meldrum said in a statement: “You don’t have to be at the SCG, MCG or the Adelaide Oval to feel the atmosphere of watching the cricket live. We’d love anyone in the Albury, Coffs Harbour and Glenelg area to come down, say g’day to Merv, have a go at the Carlton Mid Stumps Challenge and most importantly – watch the Aussies thump the Poms.”
Hughes said in a statement: “To all my regional friends – bring down a chair, set up a picnic rug and join me to watch the cricket and soak up the atmosphere at the Ultimate One Dayer Live Sites. I’ll be down there, mo and all, looking for some challengers to throw the stumps down! Bragging rights and a bit of cash are to be won too.”
The dates the sites will be in regional areas are:
- Albury: 12 January
- Coffs Harbour 19 January
- Glenelg 26 January
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Merv is everywhere these days. Walking PR machine!!
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On the Cricket Show, they just said Merv would be in Coffs Harbour on the 19th of January, but this website says the 17th. Does anyone know which day is correct? We will be travelling through on the 19th and would love to be involved in the day!!
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Well the Albury ultimate one dayer wasn’t the biggest success hopefully it comes maybe next year good luck with that!!!!!
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Thanks for coming to albury. We went down about 7, was fun. It was about 40 degrees today. If it was cooler we would have been there all day
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