UnLtd’s annual Sydney and Melbourne Big Clash cricket events have started the year on a high, raising a record $143,735 for youth at risk.
For the eighth year in a row, businesses set aside their differences for a day and assembled into four teams with their competitors - media owners, media agencies, tech and creative agencies.
Sydney’s event, on February 17, saw the women's media agency team victorious with a winning score of 55, whilst the tech team fell 6 runs short of the target.
The men’s game saw the media agency team, with UM’s Ben McCallum at the helm, chased down the media owners score of 71.
The following week it was Melbourne’s turn at Fawkner Park. Both women’s and men’s media owners teams triumphed, with Yahoo’s Rachel Page and oOh! Media’s Tim Murphy leading their respective teams to victory.
The two events drew record crowds of spectators coming down to show their support. The live auction, raffle and sponsorships raised a whopping $143,735 that will go towards UnLtd’s charity partners supporting young Aussies at risk.
“Now in its eighth year, the Big Clash is a favourite for so many in the industry, including myself. For one, it’s usually the opening event that kicks off the year and gives everyone the chance to catch up in person," said UnLtd CEO Chris Freel.
Evcent sponsors: JCDecaux, Seven West Media and ACM, in addition to all playing teams: ACM, ARN, AdWeek, Amazon, BMF, Bravada Films, Carat, CHEP, Clear Hayes Consulting, Comexposium, Criteo, DentsuX, EMX Digital, Foxtel, Go Transit, Group M, Half Dome, IAS, IPG, InMobi, Kaimera, LinkedIn, Mediacom, Meta, MindShare, MiQ, Network Ten, Nine, oOh! Media, OMD, PHD, PlaygroundXYZ, PwC, QMS Media, REA, Resolution Digital, Royal Far West, Rufus, Samba TV, Samsung, Shopper, Starcom, Spotify, Taska, TLA, Teads, The Monkeys, Toluna, Twitch, Usual Suspects, Val Morgan, UM, Unruly, Wavemaker and Yahoo.
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