Vic: Ponting clean bowled by brave bushfire boy

AAP General News (Australia)
02-11-2009
Vic: Ponting clean bowled by brave bushfire boy

Australia's cricketers have played their part in lifting the spirits of bushfire victims
in Victoria today.

And skipper RICKY PONTING has given one 10 year old plenty to talk about with his mates
after he was clean bowled by the boy from Kinglake who had the day off because his school
was burnt to the ground on Saturday.

PONTING's described meeting families traumatised by Saturday's bushfires as very moving
and very hard .. as well as confronting.

The Australian captain met with one woman who was convinced PONTING looked exactly like her son.

He says she hasn't seen her son for a few days so he spent a bit of time with her.

AAP RTV ees/gfr/crh

KEYWORD: BUSHFIRES VIC CRICKET (WHITTLESEA)

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