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EXPLAINED: Oldest player at this nsw veterans cricket club says staying active making friends keeps him young | Rare Historical Photos

At 82, Les King is the oldest player at the Mid North Coast Veterans Cricket Association. (ABC Mid North Coast: Madeleine Cross)

Like many Australians, Les King has fond memories of playing cricket as a young man with his mates in the scorching sun. 

Little did he know he would be batting away some yorkers and bouncers on a weekly basis at the age of 82.

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