1987/88 at Penrith Cricket Club: the Bicentenary, the Big Wet and an International Clash.

Pictured: Barry Coad hits out in the match against a visiting Indian team. The wicket-keeper is the Indian Test player Syed Kirmani.

The Bicentenary coincided with the season of the ‘Big Wet’ (1987/88) for Penrith Cricket Club. President Trevor Wholohan, who’d been with the Club since its inception, thought it ‘probably the worst in our history in regard to inclement weather’. At Howell, six full playing days were lost to rain.

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