The Kerry Packer legacy lives on

[Glenn]

On the one year anniversary of the death of Kerry Packer, a $10,000,000 grant has been announced by James Packer to establish the Kerry Packer Foundation, which will support former players and administrators of the game that have fallen on hard times.

[KennyG]

That is nice of him.
Ten mill to Packer is like a fifth of a new private jet.
He wont miss it.

[acker]

Good on James Packer

I have heard on the rumour mill that some recent national players who are not on the top tier of salary or endorsment deals have got themselves in some humungous financial problems via drinking, gambling and trying to keep up with some of their more well paid team-mates whilst on tour.

[Glenn]

Same here, you would think all that represent Australia would be well off with endorsments etc.
Certainly applies for the elite players, but for some on the fringes of the squad not so.

[Teatime FatCat]

I think that's a great idea, I wish there was a rich benefactor for the english county games also (The Queen?, Richard Branson?, Geoffrey Boycott's mother? Mick Jagger? Vodafine?)

[Speedboy Salesman]

Doubt it, English cricket is not as big a sport in our country as Australian cricket. I'd like to see Geoffrey Boycott's mother though, Branson's probably queueing up for his Australian citizenship right now...he's just behind Mark Nicholas in the queue

[Wanderer]

Originally Posted by Glenn

...$10,000,000 grant has been announced by James Packer to establish the Kerry Packer Foundation, which will support former players and administrators of the game that have fallen on hard times.

Very noble. Hope it can help those really in need...or perhaps their widows and minor children?

Originally Posted by TTFC

I wish there was a rich benefactor for the english county games also

This takes me back to a former Northern Transvaal quick bowler, Gerbrandt Grobler. He died in a car accident...and I think his family fell into some hard times then because he was the breadwinner? Speaking under correction though...