da marjack bet： Allan Border will feel a tinge of sadness on Thursday when he completesa charity walk from Sydney to Brisbane.
AAP06-Nov-2002Allan Border will feel a tinge of sadness on Thursday when he completesa charity walk from Sydney to Brisbane.The former Australian cricket captain will finish his trek before a bigcrowd at the Gabba during the tea interval of the opening day of thefirst Ashes Test between Australia and England.Border, 47, has raised more than $70,000 from roadside donations duringthe Trek for Kids.Test cricket’s greatest run-getter and most capped player and his wifeJane have walked more than 1,000km since leaving the Sydney CricketGround on October 8.They’ve been accompanied by an all-star guest list of supporters,including former Test cricketers Dean Jones and Merv Hughes, formerWallaby captain John Eales and ex-Australian rugby league great MalMeninga.Border said he had mixed feelings about finishing, despite the relief ofending his trek.”There’s a tinge of sadness because the project’s just worked so welland the response from the public’s been awesome,” he told radio Triple Min Brisbane.Inspired by former England captain Ian Botham’s charity walks, Bordersaid he could again follow Botham and go on another trek.”I’ve got through physically pretty well,” he said.”You never say never. I’d certainly help someone else out if they wantedto do something similar.”Border and sponsor ING each nominated two charities as recipients forthe trek’s funds, which will also include donations made over the phoneand the internet.The charities are The Spastic Centre, the Juvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundation, the Children’s Cancer Institute of Australia and the NBN”Kids Project” incorporating Telethon 2002.