ST Georges Basin's Joanne Kelly will leave this Friday to the UK, as part of the Australian over 35s cricket team.
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Kelly, who has recently been named vice-captain of the team, will play eight round matches before finals, with all the action starting from October 21.
Kelly would like to take this chance to thank all the local support, which has seen her raise the $6,000 required to get her over to the UK.
“It blows me away how generous people are and how the community has supported me and I am extremely grateful to everyone who has contributed,” she said.
“Thank you to all the businesses who supported me either with prize donations, vouchers, supplying food and offering venues free of charge.
“Without the support from our wonderful local businesses, as well as the general public attending my events, I would not have raised this money which has allowed me to represent our country without the financial stress.”