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Matt Robinson checks out the pitch for the big match at Strathconan Park, Fairlie.
After 130 years of being out of existence, the Burkes Pass Sloggers are making a comeback. A special match to commemorate 150 years of organised cricket in the Mackenzie District will be held at Stathconan Park in Fairlie on January 31 between Albury and Burke’s Pass for the former Mackenzie Cricket Sub-Association s Fielden Cup. Cricket enthusiast Matt Robinson came up with the idea when chatting with Chris Galway, a cricket identity in the district, after returning from London for a short stay. “I m involved with cricket in London and I grew up playing the game in Fairlie.