By JARROD POTTER
USUALLY stars shine bright white, but on Sunday all stellar cricket fans were sparklingly green as part of the Melbourne Stars Casey Family Fun Day.
Held annually at Casey Fields, the Family Fun Day brings a cohort of Melbourne Stars fans to watch the last pre-season hit out before cricket’s Twenty20 Big Bash tournament.
The Melbourne Stars huge-hitting started in the morning with newly formed Star’s Women’s Big Bash team playing a Southern Pioneers representative side before the men arrived to face the Victorian Premier Cricket All-Stars in the main event.
While there were plenty of fun and games on the second oval – with face painters and carnival rides – the real joy was for the crowd was watching the Stars dominate proceedings.
Luke Wright struck an unbeaten century off only 48 balls to excite the crowd – with none of the boundaries proving a match for the Englishman’s lusty hitting- as the Stars defeated the All-Stars by 105 runs.
News photographer JARROD POTTER was there in the sea of green to capture the excitement of the Stars army.
