Nova’s Fitzy & Wippa held a friendly game of Backyard Cricket this morning at Kirribilli House to raise funds for Batting For Change
The Prime Minister Scott Morrison, former cricket players Brett Lee and Ed Cowan, as well as Karl Stefanovic, Guy Sebastian, Mel Mclaughlin, Sam Frost, Tom Williams and Wippa’s Mum (Christine) all donned whites for the legendary match.
A whopping $25,000 was raised for charity Batting For Change, helping disadvantaged women in other cricket playing Nations.
Key notes from the day are as below:
• Fitzy’s team won – 67 to Wippa’s 62
• Wippa and the PM started bowling with ScoMo scoring four runs but getting bowled out by cricket legend Brett Lee.
• The PM bowled Karl Stefanovic out with Karl scoring 18 (the most for Fitzy’s team)
• ScoMo also managed to bowl Fitzy and Christine Wipfli out – yikes.
• Guy Sebastian managed to score 32 not out and was awarded man of the match despite being on the losing team.
TEAM WIPPA
Michael Wipfli
Prime Minister Scott Morrison
Guy Sebastian – Singer
Ed Cowan – former cricketer
Sam Frost Channel 7 Home & Away
Sarah McGilvray
Listener: Sarah Evett from Carlingford
Listener: Nicholas Bradman from Paddington (Sir Donald Bradman’s grandson)
Listener: Jake McKinley-Turner Carlingford
Listener: Jose Martinez from Wanoona
Listener: Michael Elkhoury from Greystains
TEAM FITZY
Ryan Fitzgerald
Karl Stefanovic – TV Host ‘Today’
Matt De Groot
Mel McLoughlin – Channel 7 Sport
Brett Lee – former cricketer
Tom Williams – Channel 7 Daily Edition
Christine Wipfli – Wippa’s Mum
Listener: Alex White from Maroubra
Listener: Reegan Smith from Maroubra
Listener: Kath Evans from Penrith
Listener: Angela Sparks from Greystains
Umpire: Simon Taufel- (Five Time ICC Umpire of the Year)