By Michael Esposito
SUNSHINE and Broadmeadows cricket clubs will play a Twenty20 night match at Dempster Park to raise funds for the family of Sean Wolfe, who tragically died on the footy field in May after suffering an asthma attack while playing for North Sunshine.
Wolfe was a loved and lovable character in the sub-district cricket competition, and, according to his friends, a sometimes temperamental bloke who wisely took his frustrations out on the field.
“That’s where he let any of his anger go. If you were batsmen you were in trouble,” said his good mate Daniel Bailey.
Wolfe was a long-serving Broadmeadows cricketer who joined the Sunshine Cricket Club last season.
“He had a massive heart, he would do anything for anyone,” said Bailey, who postponed retirement to play for Sunshine this season. It was his way of honouring his late mate.
Bailey, who knew Wolfe for about 15 years, still remembers the day when he was forced to play in the Broadmeadows threes due to injury.
“He was just belting blokes all over the place, I never seen a bloke hit the ball in any level as clean as he hit it,” Bailey said. “He was just unbelievable. He was a really good player.”
The tribute match will take place under lights at Dempster Park at about 7.30pm on Saturday. There will be raffles, a spit, sausage sizzle and entertainment. All proceeds will go to Wolfe’s family. Wolfe is survived by fiancé Jacqui and three children Jacob, Josh and Joel.
