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Players from several local cricket clubs and the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars* will come together in late October in cricket matches to raise awareness for organ and tissue donation.

The teams, which will play the Australian Transplant Cricket Club (ATCC), are being arranged by local sports management company, 14 Degrees, through its Cricket Carnival program.

"We played our first David Hookes Tribute Series match in October last year against a 14 Degrees team at Allan Border Oval, Mosman. This year we're keen to raise awareness about organ donation in the fast-growing North West Sydney area and we've had really great support from the North West Sydney Hurricanes, Tigers and Kings Langley cricket clubs", said ATCC Chairman, Jeff Sewell.

An alliance of North West Sydney Hurricanes and Tigers will play against the ATCC at Bruce Purser Reserve, Rouse Hill, on Friday, 30th October.

A few days earlier, on Wednesday, 28th October, a combined Kings Langley and 14 Degrees team will play against the ATCC at Old Kings Oval, Parramatta.

Cricket Australia is supporting the cause by releasing Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars Test players Lisa Sthalekar and Alex Blackwell for the Rouse Hill match.

"The ATCC players are passionate about cricket and very inspiring to watch. They really demonstrate the second chance that organ donation can make to people's lives. All the clubs agreed this was an important cause to support and it could become an annual affair for North West Sydney. We expect many 'classic cricket' moments to be re-lived at the gettogether at a local venue on the Friday night", said Shaun Martyn of 14 Degrees.

Lisa Sthalekar

International Cricket Star

14 Degrees player

Lisa Sthalekar, the leading all-rounder in women's international cricket, who plays for Australia's Southern Stars, is managed by local sports marketing firm 14 Degrees.

About Lisa

Born in Pune, India, and arriving in Australia with her family when she was four, Lisa lived in the Hills area for many years, attending Cherrybrook Primary and Technology High, finishing school in 1997 at Barker College, Hornsby.

Always determined, Lisa went on to complete an Arts Degree at University of Sydney, majoring in Psychology and Religious Studies.

Lisa's interest in cricket started when her father took her to a match at the SCG around six years old and she then joined her first mixed team, the Cherrybrook/West Pennant Hills Club, in the U10's, playing through to U16's. Gordon was the first women's team that Lisa joined when she was 12, playing there for over a decade and with Universities for three years.

Lisa's determination and cricket success has taken her all over the world, but she did have challenges in fighting her way to the top. The first ball ever bowled at practice with boys went into the wrong net; she was out for a golden duck in the first 1st Grade match that she played, and was dropped for the Final of her first National Junior Championships!

Australian Women's International Cricketer of the Year

Currently the High Performance Women's Coach for Cricket NSW developing the next generation of talent, as well as Captain of the NSW Breakers, Lisa was also announced as the Australian Women's International Cricketer of the Year in 2008 at the Allan Border Medal Awards and was a finalist in the ICC 2008 Player of the Year Awards.

On top of all that, Lisa was also nominated by the ICC in 2008 as one of only six International Ambassadors for Cricket.

14 Degrees manages and mentors cricketers and other athletes and develops sponsorship and appearance opportunities, including for Lisa Sthalekar. A strong supporter of women's cricket as well as community development through sport, 14 Degrees fielded a team against the Australian Transplant Cricket Club at Allan Border Oval, Mosman, as part of the 2008 David Hookes Tribute Series.

Learn more at www.14degrees.net.

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