ON SAFARI: In June, 1992, at Trelawney in Zimbabwe, four ex-Penrith captains turned out for the Australian Old Collegians in a match against the locals.

They are (l to r) John Benaud, Tim Sullivan, Steve Kennaugh, (front) Ron Halse.

The tour would last two weeks, then continue for another three in England.

It was the catalyst for a social cricket bond between the Club and the AOC, which would endure into the future. Players like Luke Morrissey, Geoff Sullivan, Dale Turner, Rod Evans, Shane Stanton, Warren Buttigieg, Paul Goldsmith, Trevor Bayliss, Ryan Smith and Kevin Geyer toured mainly into NSW country areas to promote the game.

Typically the tour lasted a week, leaving by 16-seater Thrifty hire bus early on a Monday morning, playing three matches in relatively close centres (Mudgee, Orange, Dubbo, Cootamundra, Wagga, Armidale, Port Macquarie, Gloucester) and returning on a Friday.