Sydney hosts Maccabi Australia’s 90th anniversary
October 21, 2015 Agencies
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Following on from the very successful weekend of sport and the reunion in Melbourne, it was Sydney’s turn to host as part of Maccabi 90th celebrations.
The cricket teams
Cricket saw intense competition.
Although many of the players had not worn their whites for several years, the game was played at an intense standard.
Many would have struggled to walk on Monday morning following their active day on the field.
Victoria won the match against NSW by 40 runs and there was universal agreement that a return match would be played again next year in Melbourne.
Masters basketball was also very physical and competitive with teams in over 45 and 35 -45.
Victoria won by 10 points, however with only a few minutes to go the scores were locked in at 40 points each.
Many faces from years gone by donned their Maccabi jerseys for the first time in years. Many continue to play socially and their competitive juices came to the fore with some playing like men possessed .
The reunion at Double Bay lawn bowling club, although smaller than last week’s in Melbourne, was extremely successful as a room full of Maccabi stalwarts gathered to reminisce about years gone by.
Memorabilia from decades ago was on display and fond stories & memories were the flavour of the evening.
