Dr Mumbo’s ‘sports’ report: Agencies dominate Big Clash 2017

And so we return to Sydney University Oval Number One (still a ground crying out for a corporate sponsor) for the third edition of the media agency vs media owners Big Clash cricket match.

And while last year’s match up was a nail biting affair that came down to the last over, this year’s was a far more one-sided competition, leaving Dr Mumbo to ponder if it is cheating in a charity game to have players on your team who appear to have actually played cricket before.

Once again the 20/20 match was run to raise funds for industry charity foundation UnLtd, although this year the organisers added another charity to the mix with Breast Cancer Network Australia as a show of support for Mindshare chief investment officer Nicola Lewis, who has been battling the condition for the past six months.

The media agencies were first to bat, and got off to an inauspicious start with Lewis’ husband Andrew Krige failing to trouble the scorers, lasting two balls before knicking one to Seven’s Steve Johnson.