An Evening with Merv Hughes – Final Details
Lowerhouse Cricket Club in conjunction with Foster’s Lager, are pleased to confirm final detail’s for next week’s sell out “an Evening With Merv Hughes” that on the eve of the Old Trafford Ashes Test Match Wednesday 31st July 2013,
Following on from our previous “An Evening with” series, Jeff Thomson (2001) and Barry Richards (2002), we announced that we have secured his services at this exclusive, ticket only event at the Neville Gee (Recruitment) Ground
Lowerhouse Secretary Frank Entwistle confirmed tickets were sold out weeks ago:
.”It’s been extremely popular, attendees are coming from all over Lancashire even as far as Nottinghamshire and we’re looking forward to a fabulous evening.
Final preparations have been confirmed:
The club’s bar will be open from 6.00pm.
Catering will commence service from 7.00pm on the night will be sponsored and supplied by The Ark Caterers (link)
Merv who needs little or no introduction to the cricketing fraternity comes highly recommended and delivers a great speech followed by questions and answers session
A crowd favorite, he was a lively character armed with an imposing run-up and delivery action, a classic fast bowlers’ glare down the pitch, a mischievous sense of humor and a moustache of incredible proportions.
While his antics sometimes overshadowed his bowling, Hughes gave every ounce of effort to his country, made a significant contribution and helped them to re-climb the ranks of Test cricket.
In his career, he played for Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Essex, Victoria. His enthusiasm for the game continued long after his international days. He appeared for the Canberra Comets during their experiment against the states in domestic one-day cricket, and became a veteran of his local club Footscray in Melbourne.
A host of supporters’ tours, he made the surprise step into high-level administration when he replaced Allan Border as an Australian selector in 2005. Dressed in a suit and with contemporary glasses he looks anything but the man who mixed jest with aggression as one of the country’s most recognizable players.
