NATHAN Reardon will pad up for a game of cricket at Maiden Gully on Sunday that is supporting a cause in which his wife is strongly associated with.

Reardon will be lining up in the “Bendigo Bank Transplant Bash Shield” match between the Lucky Stars Australian Transplant team and the DonateLife Everyday Heroes.

It’s become an annual game since it was first played at Eaglehawk in 2013 and aims to raise awareness of organ and tissue donation.

“My wife Liz is the liver transplant co-ordinatior at Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital. I get to hear a lot of stories first-hand from Liz about transplanting babies as young as 15 days old up to three or four years old,” Reardon said this week.

“You hear some sad stories, but you also hear some really good heartfelt stories, so it’s a cause that’s very close to her heart.

“She is very passionate about it, so it’s a good cause to support. I played in a similar game at Caloundra recently and meeting a lot of the donors and people who have had transplants was a really good experience.

“I’ve never been to Bendigo, so I’m looking forward to being involved and helping to spread the message.”

Reardon played two Twenty20 internationals for Australia against South Africa in November of 2014.

He has also played for Queensland and Big Bash with the Melbourne Renegades, Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat and Hobart Hurricanes, but doesn’t have a contract for the upcoming season.

Sunday’s game at Maiden Gully starts at 10.30am.

As well as Reardon, other players lining up in the match include Rob Quiney, Jake Reed, James Muirhead, Tony Dodemaide, Lance Whitnall and Cricket Victoria CEO Andrew Ingleton.

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