MEDIA ALERT
NEWS EDITORS/CHIEFS OF STAFF/PIC EDITORS
Australian Cricket Legends Stage Reunion on P&O Cruises Oriana for Charity
20-Metre wide Moustache on Ship to Mark Start of Movember
Some of Australia’s best known cricketers, including Neil Harvey and Alan Davidson, will reunite at a
special event on P&O Cruises’ Oriana to raise money for Movember in Brisbane on Saturday, Nov 6.
The special cricketing and cruising reunion comes almost 40 years after the players, members of the
1961 cricket team, became the last Australian cricketers to travel on a P&O Cruises’ ship to England for
a Test Match series.
The 69,000-tonne Oriana will be sporting a 20-metre moustache below the ship’s bridge to mark the
event.
With Michael Slater as MC, the charity lunch will feature Bob Simpson, Brian Booth, Alan Davidson, Neil
Harvey and Frank Misson, who will share their memories of travelling by sea to England in the pre-jumbo
jet days. The five players will have cruised from Sydney on Oriana to attend the Brisbane event.
The event coincides with the launch of the Australian cricket season. Movember is an official charity
partner of Cricket Cares, raising funds and awareness for men’s health.
Media are invited to attend a photo opportunity and press conference with the cricketers onboard Oriana
prior to the function:
When:
10.45am, Saturday November 6
Where:
Oriana, Grain Terminal, Seafarers Road, Fisherman Island, Port of Brisbane
What:
Australian cricket legends reunite for charity lunch. Pic opp and interviews in the ship’s
cricket nets and pic opp in front of the 20-metre charity moustache.
RSVP:
mgmedia@mgmedia.com.au by 10am Tuesday Nov 2 with all security details as below.
No names can be accepted or altered after this date.
MEDIA NOTE
For maritime security reasons, all media representatives must provide the following security
information in order to access the ship:
• Full name
• Nationality
• Date of birth
• Driver’s licence or passport number and date of expiry
Media are also required to bring passport or licence ID with them on the day.
Media contacts:
Libby Moffet/Larissa Kaye/Hannah le Coic
MG Media Communications
02 9904 0011/ 0418 310 191
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