Premier cricket across the nation stops to honour the sacrifices made on the anniversary of the end of the First World War
Cricket pauses for Remembrance Day
Club cricketers around the country have paused to mark Remembrance Day, including a poignant match between two clubs that suffered heavy losses during the First World War.
Manly-Warringah and Gordon cricket clubs meet this weekend in Sydney, the 113th first-grade meeting between the two. Collectively, the clubs provided 120 cricketers to the war effort, 14 of which did not return.
The dead fell at Gallipoli, Bullecourt, Passchendaele, the Somme and Beersheba, their names read out in a moving ceremony as the current crop of Premier players stopped play at 11am to remember the fallen at Gordon's Chatswood Oval.
At Manly Oval where second grade match with Gordon was being held, play also paused at 11am while a bugler played ahead of an ode from the balcony, with multiple veterans associated with the club in attendance.
It was a scene repeated around the country, from junior cricket to the Premier grade, and former Test cricketer Matthew Hayden was among those to tweet his sentiments to mark the occasion.
Lest we Forget pic.twitter.com/aMR0dOtoWG
— Matthew Hayden AM (@HaydosTweets) November 11, 2017
Allan Border Oval @MosmanCricket v @FairfieldLions #RemembranceDay2017 pic.twitter.com/j07fdilYxs
— Fairfield Liverpool (@FairfieldLions) November 10, 2017
Paying respects at Memorial Oval, Premier 1st Grade Bankstown v Parramatta #WeWillRememberThem pic.twitter.com/aYtUO022dK
— Bulldogs Cricket (@BulldogsCricket) November 11, 2017
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. pic.twitter.com/9UAEbNXYCI
— Geelong Cricket Club (@GeelongCC) November 11, 2017
Remembrance day at the Albert @MelbCC v @StKildaCricket 2s @vicpremcricket #LestWeForget pic.twitter.com/u5LBY0bNoW
— Melbourne CC (@MelbCC) November 11, 2017
At FDCC 2nd X1 match #RemembranceDay pic.twitter.com/KzsUdIcsPk
— Fitzroy Doncaster CC (@fitzdonc) November 11, 2017
#rememberanceday at the kennel- a big thank you to @footscc and @RingwoodCC 2nds/4ths for the mark of respect pre game @vicpremcricket #lestweforget pic.twitter.com/A6Ya48jyZp
— Kyle Walsh (@kgwalsh85) November 11, 2017
@footscc No 1 Ticket Holder Royce Pepin speaking at our Remembrance Day Ceremony. Thanks you @RingwoodCC @footscc players, officials and umpires . #remembranceday @vicpremcricket pic.twitter.com/B9dB5bttc7
— FootscrayCricketClub (@footscc) November 11, 2017
@MelbCC A minute silence to remember the men and women who fought to allow us days like today! #WeWillRememberThem pic.twitter.com/XAMzaBe5sT
— AshMiddlin Landscape (@MiddlinLScaping) November 11, 2017
Lest we Forget 🌺 CSMCC v FPCC #RemembranceDay pic.twitter.com/GkXiUODd4R
— CaseySouthMelbCC (@CaseySthMelbCC) November 11, 2017
Minute's silence observed at Windy Hill by @prahrancc & ECC. Lest we forget. @vicpremcricket pic.twitter.com/DRFMqLPeHo
— Essendon CC (@EssendonCC) November 11, 2017
Lest we forget #trueblues @vicpremcricket pic.twitter.com/6kL0kUsEKI
— Prahran Cricket Club (@prahrancc) November 11, 2017
Princes Park @vicpremcricket pic.twitter.com/me0HYZRnen
— Carlton Cricket Club (@CarltonCCScores) November 11, 2017
Lest we forget. #RemembranceDay @vicpremcricket @GeelongCC pic.twitter.com/bVx7DnO9KJ
— Melbourne Uni CC (@MelbUniCC) November 11, 2017