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Christmas Tree Sales
OFF YOUR OWN BAT
The Rotary Clubs of Erina, Kariong Somersby,
Cricket, as befits the English national game, perme-
Northlakes Toukley and Woy Woy combined to sell
ates the English language: to play a straight bat, to be
Christmas trees on the 7th, 8th, 14th and 15th of
on a sticky wicket, to play oneself in, to be stumped (for
December last year.
This is the largest group project on the Central
Coast and once again proved to be highly successful.
‘Grandparents Raising Grandchildren’ were the major beneficiary with other local Rotary projects also
an answer), to hit someone for six, it's not cricket, to
field an awkward question . . .
When a man celebrates his 100th birthday, he is
said to reach his century or to be 100 not out.
benefiting from this project.
A hat trick, now commonly used of any three vic-
Our club had a particularly successful time at our
tories or successes in a row, is still most strongly
sites at Wyong and Bateau Bay.
associated with its original cricketing sense —
Our club made $9000.00 from tree sales enabling us
three wickets taken by a bowler was formerly
to provide $4,500.00 to Grandparents Raising
rewarded with a new hat in honour of his
Grandchildren and $4,500.00 to our local projects.
achievement, or that the captain would pass his
hat round after the game to take a collection to
present to the bowler.
Finally, the phrase off one's own bat probably
originates in the game of cricket too, where the
stronger of the two batsmen will sometimes play
in such a way as to face the bowling all the time
—intending that all the runs should be scored off
his own bat.
The Cat’s Out of the Bag—Readers Digest
For Your Diary
Movie Night 19th February
District Conference 23rd February
Charity Race Day 18th March
Rotary International Convention 1st—
4th June
Rotary Club of Northlakes Toukley
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