The fundraising evening was held in support of Bowral’s Will Clarke, 21, who lives with autism and runs his own cricket bat recycling business.

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On the night, 49 bats were offered at auction, with all of them sold. 

Michael Tikkeros's sculpture of a ship with the cricket bat forming the deck and titled ‘All Hands on Deck’, was sold for the highest bid, reaching $2,220.

All together the organisers and artists raised $13,000 for Willo Industries.

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