THE popularity of cricket in Australia is rivalled only by its popularity in India, so it made perfect sense for the Long Road Sports Precinct to host the Indian Medical Association of Queensland (IMAQ) cricket match last month.
The Indian Medical Association of Queensland was formed in 2017 and is a community platform for medical doctors who have roots in the Indian subcontinent and are practicing medicine in Queensland.
There are over 8,000 doctors of Indian origin in the Association, with Dr Rajesh (Raj) Khujneri taking the initiative of organising a cricket match between the Gold Coast Chitahs and Brisbane Lions twice a year.
The teams comprise of doctors from around South East Queensland as well as family and friends who get together with Indian lunches and music on the day.
This was the fourth match played at the beautiful Tamborine Mountain Cricket Club.
Brisbane Lions won the match by 40 runs so the scores are now level 2-2 out of four matches played so far in the series.
Dr Raj Khujneri said the next match will be the decider, however a date is yet to be set for this game.
Man of the match was medical student Manus from Brisbane, with Tamborine Mountain Bushrats Club member Ben Purdon umpiring on the day.
The match was sponsored by South Coast Radiology.
Cardiologist and Captain of the Brisbane Lions team, Dr Rajan Prashar, was handed the winner’s trophy and radiologist and Captain of the Gold Coast Chitahs, Dr Rajesh Khujneri, was handed the runners up trophy by the Tamborine Mountain Sports Association President Mick Angus.
“It was again a great cultural and sporting event being held on Tamborine Mountain at Long Road Sports Precinct,” said Mick.
“We look forward to welcoming the IMAQ back again and hosting more of these events in the near future.”
