The caps, originals used by Australian test cricketers over the last 80 years, have their permanent home at Ausure Scone but for an evening the Scone Grammar School cricket team got to call a little slice of Australian history their own.

Living like the legends themselves, the youngsters each donned a cap, and while the baggy greens were placed back in their cabinent, the boys no doubt took home a memory or two.

Ausure Scone’s Jason Brooks said they were proud to sponsor the Scone Grammar School cricket team and thought it was only fiting that the boys come in to wear the caps.

“It’s the first time the team has been formed under the tutelage of Rev’d Nate Atkinson who is an extremely good cricketer himself,” Mr Brooks said.

“We were approached two months ago to buy $1800 worth of equipment for the boys –  we thought it worth it to promote the game in this area.

“By all reports Rev’d Nate has done an amazing job with the boys – they took on Calrossy and absolutely smashed them.

“We are very privledged to be part of it,” he said.

Rev’d Nate organised for the boys to come into Ausure Scone on Tuesday to get their hands on a little piece of cricketing history and have the opportunity to learn about some of the Australian greats in the process.

Jason Brooks said they currently have twelve baggy greens in the office which is a very rare collection with the likes of Dennis Lillee and Rod Marsh.

“We have caps from players of the calibre of Richie Benaud, who is an amazing cricketer, an amazing media man and probably the most famous,” Mr Brooks said.

“We also have Ray Lindwall who was probably the greatest all-round sportsmen in the last 100 years in this country.

“We have Tim Wall who played the 1934 series with Bradman and Neil Harvey, Ian Chappell, Peter Burge as well as a host of others.”

As the Scone Grammar School boys are the first side from the school, Mr Brooks said it was only fitting they had the opportunity to wear them.

“I believe the boys are taking on a Blandford Murrurundi combined school team after Christmas,” Mr Brooks said.

“It’s great for Australian cricket – I really take my hat off to Rev’d Nate Atkinson.

“What an amazing thing that he has done for something that he is very passionate about.

“I couldn’t think of anyone better to show these boys cricket.

“Not only do they learn cricket and the history of the game, they also learn how to conduct themselves on and off the field which I think is a pretty important thing also.”