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Wasim Akram bowling at the Bushfire Bash

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Australian cricket raises $7.8 million for Bushfire Relief this summer
Cricket Australia thanks the Australian cricket family for coming together to raise more than 7.8 million dollars for Bushfire Relief this summer.

Total fundraising and donations tally includes:

Approximately $3 million to the Australian Red Cross via corporate donations and fundraising across the rebel WBBL, Domain Boxing Day Test, Domain Pink Test, KFC BBL sides and all matches in The Big Appeal.

More than $780 thousand to other Bushfire Relief initiatives, including the Salvation Army, Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife, and the South Australian Government Emergency Relief Fund.

$4 million to the Community Bushfire Recovery Fund, established to support the many cricket clubs and cricket communities impacted by 2019/20 bushfire emergency re-establish their clubs and get back on their feet. Funds were contributed via:

$2 million from Cricket Australia

$2 million through the Australian Cricketers’ Association and Cricket Australia’s Grassroots Cricket Fund

Funds will continue to be raised during the upcoming months with the following initiatives:

The Big Appeal auction items
Gillette ODI Series in March
The CommBank Baggy Green Tour
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Competitors on the field, friends off it! <br>Had a lot of fun coming together for a cause like the Bushfire Relief. <br>Happy to have contributed towards the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BigAppeal?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BigAppeal</a> &#55356;&#57295; <a href="https://t.co/VpYZMteFCY">pic.twitter.com/VpYZMteFCY</a></p>— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) <a href="https://twitter.com/sachin_rt/status/1226420334649315328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Cricket Australia bushfire relief match as $7.8M raised over summer

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has padded up for the first time in almost six years to light up Cricket Australia's 'Big Appeal' bushfire relief match.

Test cricket's leading run-scorer was named coach of the Ponting XI for Cricket Australia's bushfire relief match at Melbourne's Junction Oval on Sunday.

He was not expected to take to the field due to a shoulder injury but the 46-year-old great did so for charity during the innings break of the 10-over match.

Tendulkar's showing was the icing on the cake for CA who revealed at the end of the match that the cricket fraternity had raised a total of $7.8M through their efforts across the summer.

"Yesterday I figured I could see the ball, I'm not sure about hitting it," Tendulkar said.

"It's been a wonderful cause and I'm so glad I could be here."

Two volunteer firefighters were also out in the middle as Tendulkar whipped a number of shots to the leg-side.

Australian women's superstar Ellyse Perry and young gun Annabel Sutherland also had a go at bowling to Tendulkar.

He played his last international in November 2013 but has appeared in the occasional exhibition match since.

Tendulkar said it was his first time batting for five-and-a-half years.

Prolific Australian opening pair Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden reunited for Ricky Ponting's team, who faced a Adam Gilchrist-skippered XI.

The light-hearted affair ended in a tie with the teams manufacturing the result towards the end with some creative running and fielding.

Teenage star Phoebe Litchfield got the chance to bat with Ponting, as she came in ahead of Brian Lara.

Ponting retired on 26 shortly after so the 16-year-old could be out in the middle with the West Indian batting maestro.

Lara blasted some of his trademark cover drives in an unbeaten 30, smashing Australian women's player Elyse Villani, former St Kilda AFL captain Nick Riewoldt and Andrew Symonds to the fence.

He might have retired from international cricket 13 years ago and turned 50 last year but Lara's batting was as effortless as ever.

Australian cricketers will provide up to $2 million to help bushfire affected cricket clubs get back up and running.

It will be passed on through the Grassroots Cricket Fund - set aside by the players from their share of the game's revenue.

All match profits and funds raised at Cricket Australia across the weekend will go to the Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund.

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