Recently, a cricket match was held on ice in Auckland, New Zealand which involved some of the former New Zealand cricketers like Sir Richard Hadlee, Chris Harris, Dion Nash and current stars like Shane Bond and Kyle Mills. It was not a part of any tournament, rather the match was organized in order to raise fund for hurt patients.
Sir Hadlee, who himself suffered from heart problem in the past, started the match when he bowled the first ball of the match against Matthew Munro, a 12-year-old who already had two surgery on his heart. Regarding the experience of playing on ice, former New Zealand cricketer Dion Nash said that the surface was hard and quicker than conventional cricket wickets, but there was not much swing, and thus, requiring less feet movement.
Well, I am really happy to see that such a match was organized in New Zealand with a view to raising fund for heart patients. Moreover, organizing a match on ice surface was an unique decision and I think, the organizers have done a good job.
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