{"id":35419,"date":"2021-12-07T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/?p=35419"},"modified":"2021-12-07T14:38:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T04:38:45","slug":"cricket-legends-unite-to-bringbackthesign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2021\/12\/cricket-legends-unite-to-bringbackthesign\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket LEGENDS Unite to #BringBackTheSign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#BRINGBACKTHESIGN\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EVii7WrZBPo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>HOUSEHOLD Cricketing names <strong>Brad Hodge, Gavin Robertson<\/strong>, and <strong>Richard Chee Quee <\/strong>have combined for an important cause to bring back one of the most iconic features Australian Cricket has ever had to offer \u2013 hitting the Mercantile Mutual Sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trio is encouraging punters to get behind the campaign by using the hashtag <strong>#BringBackTheSign <\/strong>to let the Cricket world know that it\u2019s time to bring it back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hit the sign gave the opportunity for players competing in the domestic one-day competition to knock the ball for six and should the ball hit the Mercantile Mutual or ING sign usually located at deep mid-wicket, deep cover, or long-off they would win a significant amount of cash \u2013 starting at $50,000 from the sponsor that would jackpot for the duration of the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arguably one of the most popular incentives ever offered in any form of Cricket, the hit the sign promotion ran for ten summers from 1995\/96 \u2013 2004\/05, starting with the Mercantile Mutual logo before it morphed into ING.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three-time Victorian Bushrangers one-day premiership hero, Brad Hodge who despite being denied the cash and status of hitting the sign in Bowral back in 2003, was proud to put his name to such an important cause<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/mWcluBIMdJM\n<\/div><figcaption><em><strong>Did Brad Hodge hit the sign back in 2003? You be the judge. <\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNothing compares to the thrill of willow on leather, but the leather smashing a mercantile mutual sign on the picket fence was once the dream of every aspiring cricketer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked about #BringBackTheSign Rockstar from the band Six and Out and century making hero for New South Wales in the 1993-94 Mercantile Mutual Cup final, Richard Chee Quee said that despite the exciting and promising future of the game of Cricket \u201cIt\u2019ll be bleak without a chance to hit the sign and win some cash.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=1174933457920643078&#038;dnt=true&#038;lang=en_AU&#038;width=500&#038;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.neds.com.au%2Fblog%2F2021%2F12%2Fcricket-legends-unite-to-bringbackthesign%2F\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" style=\"border:0;\" title=\"X Post\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The man who put the A in Australia A and staple of the New South Wales Blues line up, Gavin Robertson spoke about the importance of the campaign \u201cby using #BringBackTheSign, we can let the Cricketing world know that it\u2019s time to Bring it Back\u201d He also went on to add \u201cWe can bring it back in all forms of Cricket\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gavin Robertson | From bowling at the MCG to lining up at Centrelink\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zdJkluTvQYA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>#BringBackTheSign is an ambitious campaign undertaken by three men who feel passionately about the cause and Neds who are willing to back it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trio also recently featured in a video celebrating domestic one-day Cricket &#8220;The Glory Days of the Mercantile Mutual Cup&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Neds Presents: The Glory Days of the Mercantile Mutual Cup\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SjNAAPZ_g-A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Players who hit the sign <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>BATSMEN<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>GAME<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>BOWLER<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>PRIZE<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Steve Waugh (NSW)<\/td><td>WA v NSW @ The WACA 1995-96<\/td><td>Tom Moody<\/td><td>$140,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Steve Waugh hitting the Mercantile Mutual Cup sign 1995\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wOsMsLu57zs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Shane Lee (NSW)<\/td><td>NSW v Canberra Comets @Manuka Oval 1998-99<\/td><td>Ian Garrity<\/td><td>$90,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Cta4xwxGAws\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Brad Haddin (NSW)<\/td><td>NSW v WA @ The WACA 1999-2000<\/td><td>Darren Wates<\/td><td>$150,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mike Hussey (WA)<\/td><td>WA v NSW @ The WACA 2001-02<\/td><td>Dominic Thornley<\/td><td>$200,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Graham Manou (SA)<\/td><td>SA v WA @ Adelaide Oval 2002-03<\/td><td>Kade Harvey<\/td><td>$50,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/tANmLLt4NJc\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Andy Flower (SA)<\/td><td>SA v WA @ Adelaide Oval 2002-03<\/td><td>Marcus North<\/td><td>$50,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/QN-5sMIUuC4\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Brad Hodge**** (VIC)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><em>NSW v VIC @ Bowral 2003 \u2013 04<\/em><\/strong>***<\/td><td><strong><em>Aaron O\u2019Brien<\/em><\/strong>***<\/td><td><strong><em>$25,000***<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Graham Manou (SA)<\/td><td>SA v Tas @ Adelaide Oval 2003-04<\/td><td>Scott Kremerskothen &nbsp;<\/td><td>$50,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Matthew Nicholson (NSW)<\/td><td>NSW v QLD @ SCG 2003-04<\/td><td>Nathan Hauritz &nbsp;<\/td><td>$50,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Callum Ferguson (SA)<\/td><td>SA v VIC @ Adelaide Oval 2003-04<\/td><td>Allan Wise<\/td><td>$50,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Adam Voges (WA)<\/td><td>NSW v WA @ North Sydney Oval 2004-05<\/td><td>Stuart MacGill<\/td><td>$50,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Pf11aVCpw0c\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>**Brad Hodge deemed he didn&#8217;t completely hit the sign in Bowral back in 2003 by match officials, however, the sponsor at the time ING offered to cough up $25,000 to charity after much debate if Hodge hit the sign or not. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SOURCE: <a href=\"http:\/\/static.espncricinfo.com\/db\/NATIONAL\/AUS\/STATS\/DOMESTIC\/DOD\/DOD_BAT_HIT_THE_SIGN.html\">Cricinfo<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/robelinda2\/videos\"> Robelinda2 YouTube<\/a> 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