GRAY NICOLLS CRICKET NEWS

Cricketers in Support of October Breast Cancer Month

Mon 5 October 2009

CRICKETERS IN SUPPORT FOR OCTOBER BREAST CANCER MONTH

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5 Oct. 09

Boxing Day, December 2006: Matthew Hayden salutes a packed MCG crowd upon reaching his century against England with a fluorescent pink bat handle. This act kick-started an unprecedented following and support for breast cancer awareness from cricketers nation-wide.

With October internationally recognised as Breast Cancer Month and nearly three years on, GRAY-NICOLLS is pleased to announce that all of its sponsored Australian international and state-representative cricketers will don the pink grip once again for this month only, including tonight's Champions Trophy Final between Australia and New Zealand.

October also includes the prestigious Champions League Twenty20 tournament from India and the start to the Australian domestic cricket season.

This initiative will see over 45 cricketers support the cause, including the following high profile cricketers -

Callum Ferguson
Cameron White
David Hussey
Nathan Hauritz
David Warner
Moises Henriques
Andrew McDonald
Andrew Symonds

Over 100,000 GRAY-NICOLLS pink grips have been sold throughout Australia and New Zealand since December 2006. GRAY-NICOLLS is continuing its commitment to donate $1 per pink grip sold to the National Breast Cancer Foundation and New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.

This support is inconsequential compared to the horrifying statistics that this disease causes Australian families. Each year in Australia more than 13,600 women and 105 men are diagnosed with breast cancer; more than 2,800 will die from it.

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