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Glenn Maxwell doesn’t even get in trouble with the boss for breaking things in Wellington, in fact he wants the Australian T20 star to autograph the damaged seat.
Maxwell was at his best destructive of six hits in the third T20 between Australia and the Black Caps at Wellington’s Sky Stadium on Wednesday night.
During his 71 fast-paced innings of just 31 balls, the hard-hitting Australian broke five highs, including a wrecked seat, in the Wellington bleachers.
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Glenn Maxwell broke five sixes and a seat in Wellington on Wednesday night.
One of the lustful blows broke a hole in the back of a stadium seat that was empty due to no crowds to attend due to New Zealand’s Covid-19 level 2 alert status, which restricts gatherings over than 100 people.
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Stadium boss Shane Harmon quickly saw an opportunity.
Harmon posted a photograph of the badly damaged seat, committing to listing it on the Trade Me online auction site in the next few days with the proceeds going to the Wellington Homeless Women’s Trust.
He has even asked Maxwell to autograph the plastic seat that will soon become a sports keepsake.
When asked after the game if he would make an offer, Maxwell said: “I will make a donation and an apology for breaking a seat. I hadn’t hit too many in the middle so I was happy I got over it. “
With games four and five of the series to be played in Wellington and at least the fourth game being played without a crowd, Harmon may have more damaged seats up for auction in the coming days given Australia’s antics on Wednesday night. . first entries.
