Each of the main member countries operate their own membership list, Australian details are :
Australia Richard Groom rgroom@iinet.net.au
One year fee $15
Five years fee $50,
Life Time Membership fee $100
International Fellowship of Cricketing Rotarians (IFCR)
Tassie Cricket
An increasing interest in this fellowship - not surprising as Ricky Ponting and David Boon are high profile Tasmanian cricketers.
There were 20 members in September 2010, not all players, but we will work on this
. We're pushing for greater growth in Tassie membership.
Our first Tour was in February 2011 and included matches in Devonport, Westbury (Launceston), Scottsdale and Hobart.
The Tour and the Tassie chapter was unveiled there under the stewardship of new member PDG Ted Richey (new member )from Rotary Club of Devonport.
The first Tasmanian Rotary Cricket Tour
( added December 2011)
A message from Don McQueen Past President of IFCR
Hello Fellow Rotarians,
The Tasmanian Chapter of the International Fellowship of Cricketing Rotarians is about to happen with the above Tour.
This chapter had as its foundation the recognition of the
incredible response of District 9830 to the Victorian Black Saturday Bushfires of February 9 2009 with financial, fodder and volunteer fencing teams all contributing to our Regions recovery.
As a Past President of IFCR I was aware that out of our Australian membership, there was at this time only one Tasmanian member and as a consequence was not able to join in the wonderful World Wide activities of the Fellowship. Refer www.rotarycricket.org.au
Many of you were involved in the goodwill IFCR Tour of Tasmania earlier this year which was voted by the Touring Party as one of the best IFCR Tours we have ever been on.. Thank you for that Tasmania.
It is now our wish to host in February, beginning on February 9 2012, which is the third anniversary of the Bushfires.
The Cricket Tour will also include golf which will be played at the Marysville Golf Club which was totally destroyed in the Bushfire.
The Agenda will look like this-----
Thursday 9th February Arrive Melbourne
Friday--- Touring and sightseeing of local attractions with an evening
Dinner at local restaurant, allow $40/$50 pp.
Saturday----Cricket to be played at the Hume and Hovell Cricket Ground, Strath Creek www.humeandhovell.com.au
Golf as above
Dinner and entertainment in the Pavilion Café, Bar & Gallery
Cricket Party will be accommodated in the "Not Out Inn" at the Ground.(own sleeping bag & towel )
some may prefer home hosting.
Golfers home hosted by Yea Rotarians.
Sunday---- Assemble for final Luncheon at the Hume and Hovell CG with departure home.
Allow costings to be approximate as follows---
Rotary Club of Yea say $20
Accommodation for 3 nights $40 per night incl c'tl breakfast.
Saturday evening two course dinner, allow $40 pp
Golf green fees, allow $20
Cricket green fees, including luncheon $65 (partners $25 )
Sunday Luncheon allow $25.
What needs to happen is this.
Three sub committees need to be formed.
a To organise the golf participants
b A Hobart group to marshall support for the Tour through Southern Clubs
c A Launceston - NW group to marshall support for the Tour from these regions.
Hume & Hovell Cricket Ground
Hanna's Road, Strath Creek
Phone: 03 5784 9344
Fax: 03 5784 9377
Email: anne@humeandhovell.com.au
or don@humeandhovell.com.au
Web: www.humeandhovell.com.au
How to Join IFCR Australia
Application form (pdf download)
LINKS
International Federation of Cricketing Rotarians http://www.rotarycricket.org/
Australian web page on International site.
FOR MORE INFORMATION email Don McQueen--Past President and Board Member of IFCR