When he moved to Port Pirie aged 18 he had a break from cricket, and then eventually joined South-Port Cricket Club in the 1982-84 season.

When South-Port disbanded his sons Ricky and Paul asked him to join their club Warnertown.

“They have long since retired and I am still playing,” Mr Hunt said. During his career he was thrilled to have played in the 1992/93 Warnertown B grade premiership, playing along side his sons Paul and Ricky who was captain.

Mr Hunt won another premiership when he captained the team in 1996/97, again with son Paul. The handy player has since played for Crystal Brook, Risdon and Props; the B grade team he is currently playing for.

When Mr Hunt was 15 he played against the News Ltd team in the Hunt’s cricket team which included his grandfather and his nine sons and two grandsons who were Sam and his brother Brian.

With the current era of Hunts, son Ricky has organised a team to play a yearly match against the Watervale Cricket Team.

Ironically Mr Hunt is now the eldest with his two sons and a grandson in the team.

They play in earnest for a shield and have played in 2007-08-09 and the Hunts have won on each occasion with Sam Hunt winning the man of the match in two of the contests. Mr Hunt is turning 65 next March and holds the record at the moment for being the oldest player in Port Pirie.

“And I haven’t finished yet,” he said.

“I get great respect from the young lads and they disregard my age.”

He has been thankful for the great support he has had from his wife Kay, to whom he has been married for 43 years.

The couple have four children, two boys and two girls and nine grandchildren.

“She has followed and supported me throughout all those years and is very proud of my achievements,” Mr Hunt said.

Prop cricket players Simon Fuchs and Barry Hutchinson are the best to play in Port Pirie in Mr Hunt's opinion.