Older Hastings cricket tragics know the story that relates to a towering six hit by West Indian great Viv Richards almost half a century ago at a World Series match in Port Macquarie.
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The ball easily cleared the road before landing on Oxley Beach.
Fifty years on, former Australian one-day opening batsmen Mark Waugh and Brad Haddin can join him on the unofficial honours board on Friday night.
Haddin, who retired from test cricket in 2015, threw down an unofficial friendly challenge to his former teammate.
"Viv Richards is one of the greats of the game and we'll have Mark Waugh there so I'm sure he'll make it look easy," Haddin said.
On Friday night, a Sydney Cricket Ground XI will take on an invitational Mid North Coast XI in a charity cricket match to raise funds for bushfire relief.
Forty-two-year-old Haddin last played for Australia in the 2015 Ashes series against England, and says it was a privilege to have enjoyed a glittering career.
I love what the game gave me and I enjoyed every moment, but I'm very happily retired.
- Brad Haddin
But since pulling up stumps to retire, he says there have been few urges to pick up a bat again.
"I love what the game gave me and I enjoyed every moment, but I'm very happily retired," he said.
"I don't miss playing; I still enjoy helping out around the game and still have a great love for it, but I exhausted all options in my playing days."
When he retired from the game, Haddin remained involved taking up a number of different coaching gigs around the world.
"I was lucky enough to be assistant coach with Cricket Australia for a couple of years and now I'm working with Fox Sports and doing work over in Hyderabad in the IPL," Haddin said.
"I'm one of the lucky ones."
The transition into family life from a professional sporting career has been a seamless one.
"I've loved it," he said.
"I've got three young kids at home which has allowed me to have a bit more family time."
I've got three young kids at home which has allowed me to have a bit more family time.
- Brad Haddin
He missed out on a hit when he was part of another Bushfire Bash alongside cricketing greats including Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, Brian Lara and Andrew Symonds at The Junction Oval in Melbourne a fortnight ago.
Whether Haddin has spent any time in the nets to blow out the cobwebs since then is anyone's guess.
"We want to entertain the crowd a little bit in Port Macquarie so it will be good to get a couple in the middle (of the bat) before I have to walk out in the middle," he said.
"I just hope I don't have a young quick charging in at me."
Former Australian test cricket teammates Stuart Clark and Stuart MacGill will join them as part of the SCG XI.
The "Batting For Bushfires" match will raise funds for the Australian Red Cross Bushfire Appeal.
First ball is at 6.30pm at Oxley Oval. Admission is free.
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