South Australian Veterans Cricket Association

By Christopher Daw

We're saving lives.

Members of SAVCA love their cricket. We play hard, we compete well and we look out for each other, sharing a treasured mateship. We form an important community of like-minded, supportive people. We now all have the opportunity to support the wider community and show our commitment to Men’s Health.

Every 22 minutes an Aussie bloke is diagnosed with prostate cancer. Data just released estimates 25,487 Australian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, an increase of around 5% in just 12 months. In the same period, the number of deaths has jumped from 3,507 to 3,743 – to more than 10 deaths a day.

SAVCA plans to do its bit. We will hold a season opening event of four Twenty20 matches open to all age divisions of SAVCA, and in doing so we will raise money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. The funds we raise will go to projects such as:

🔬 Game-changing research like the $1.6M EVOLUTION Clinical Trial
👩‍⚕️ More PCFA Prostate Cancer Nurses with 114 nurses nationwide
📚 Sending out around 150,000 awareness booklets every year 

So please join in with our Season Opener:

  • Sunday 24th September
  • Callington Ovals
  • Two T20 games beginning at 10.00 am
  • Barbecue Lunch
  • Two more T20 games beginning at 1.30 pm
  • Celebrations in the Clubrooms for as long as you like

Players will be asked to make a donation of their choice, either on the day or by clicking the Donation Button on this page and making the donation now. It is for a great cause.

Form a team with your mates or nominate to join a team. Let Dixie know your intention to be involved by contacting him on 0421 059 456 or at president@savca.com.au

Let's "Be a Game Changer!"

Thank you to my Sponsors

$52.75

Anonymous

a very good cause

$265.86

Glenn Norris

$61.19

Jeanette McKenzie

Scott McKenzie's Mum. WELL DONE EVERYBODY!!!

$2.78k

SAVCA

Collected at our Prostate Awareness Cricket Day 24th September 2023

$50

John Rankin

$52

Wundy

$73.85

Sean Nugent

$58

John Forster

Thank you for fundraising for this very worthy cause SAVCA.

$61.19

Bob Bradley

A privilege to be able to play today and have the benefits go to this most worthy cause.

$116.05

Albert Singh

$52.50

Peter Burgan

$26.38

TP

$100

Callington Recreation Park Inc

Best wishes to the SAVCA for organising this.

$84.40

Neil Perry

$31.65

Norman Rhodes

Great fun day for a very worthwhile cause.

$52.75

Malcolm Farmer

Let's hope that it is a successful day. Go you veterans!

$116.05

Brian Backhouse

$111

David Hillard

$61.19

Peter Howland

$52.75

Richard Lower

Well done everyone!

$21.10

Anonymous

$31.20

Iain Campbell

$105.50

Tom Bernardi

for kym bernardi

$54

Max Bernardi

$105.50

Kym Bernardi

$105.50

Jeff Emmel

$59

John Thorpe

$60.32

Kieran Bernard O'Connell

$27

Kevin Shepley

Looking forward to a great day on Sunday

$21.10

Trevor Wise

$10.55

Ian Goed

$60.32

John Gritzalis

$42.20

Brenton Hillman

👍

$263.75

NICK HEINZE

$52.75

John Palmer

Great initiative, well done everyone. Will catch up when back from N.S.W. Play on.

$60.32

George Akkerman

$61.19

Chris Aston

Great Cause, great community. Good luck to all those playing on Sunday :)

$26.38

Geoff Walshe

$52.75

Simon Tape

$21.10

Frank Sergi

$105.50

Graeme Fielke

Well done Dixie! Great idea & a fantastic, very worthy cause. Have a great day!

$101

John Hillard

Good work !

$26.25

Lee Matthews

20/20 here we come😁

$52.75

Mark Shirley

$116.05

Phil & Kathy Verco

Have a great day

$50

Scott Allen McKenzie

Great work and great cause!

$52.75

Phillip Duguid

Have a great day Dixie - sorry I can't be there on the day sounds like a great day - well done in getting it organised

$42.20

Stephen Parsons

Great work Dixie and all others involved in setting this up!

$26.38

Robert Fitzgerald

T20 matches 2023

$62.64

Graeme Oliver

Per SAVCA

$21.10

MARTIN SUBRAMANIAM

$52.75

Andrew Heitmann

$42.20

Ray Wilson

$21.10

Christopher Whibley

Lets have a great day

$61.19

John (Jack) White

$61.19

Andrew Marsh

$37.98

Rod Cross

Looking forward to a good day for a good cause.

$61.19

Michael Stanley

$61.19

Gary O'Donnell

$61.19

Graham Crawford

$52.75

Anonymous

$10.55

Peter Emerson Rodwell

$52.75

John DeGaris

$21

Bruce Wedding

$20

Kim Woods

$52.75

Dixie Daw

Lets do it for SAVCA and the PCFA. Go you good things!