HERE'S a brand of cricket that adds a whole new meaning to a floating slip.
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Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto will host a game of pontoon cricket on Australia Day.
That is, a game of cricket played on a floating pitch with the waters of Lake Macquarie as the outfield.
The bowling and batting will resemble backyard cricket, with a tennis ball, house rules, and designating scoring targets.
It's the fielding that promises to be a real eye-opener.
"Fielders can use any small un-motorised flotation device they desire - the sillier the better, " RMYC Toronto Anglers spokesperson Tony Cummins said.
"We'll have fielders in blow-up kiddies pools, kayaks, canoes, paddle boards and tyre tubes."
It confirms the longtime theory that Aussies will set up a game of cricket anywhere.
As with any game of cricket, safety will be a consideration.
Old Dunlop Volleys will be the footwear of choice while those in action on the pontoon will be offered life jackets.
In the grand tradition of backyard cricket, batsmen who go too big and hit the ball onto the shore, or onto a boat, will be given out.
The match will pit the Anglers XI captained by Steve Keddie against the Sailors XI, led by Sydney-to-Hobart veteran Danielle Ovenden.
"The winning team will be awarded the perpetual Pontoon Challenge Cup," Mr Cummins said.
The game will start in the water behind RMYC Toronto at 11am. It will be the highlight of a fun day of activities at the club.
There will be a DJ and live music, a barbecue lunch, a ball throwing competition, and games for children including sack races and a fishing casting challenge.
Local businesses had donated raffle prizes, Mr Cummins said.