South Launceston Cricket Club have taken the next step in getting their players to understand the Knights' rich history.
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In an initiative launched last week, every player among the club's six senior sides will wear warm-up shirts emblazoned with the name of a prominent club member.
The idea, which was the brainchild of head coach Dean Hawkins, has been well received so far according to club president Jeremy Jackson.
"We just want to further recognise and celebrate our history and the people that have come before us to make the club what is today,' he said.
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"We also think it is important for those that are new to the club and those who are just starting out their cricketing journey with us to know a bit about the club's history."
While the Knights already boast a thriving on and off-field culture where they field three third-grade sides on a Sunday, Jackson believes the shirts will strengthen it - extending the bond between past and present.
To launch the initiative, past player Alan Jacobson presented the shirts to the first-grade side before their washout against Burnie.
"Jake is a club legend, team of the century member, life member and is still really engaged with the club to this day.
"To have him come in and do a presentation as we launched the initiative and tell a couple of classic old stories as well from his time as a player at the club - the boys absolutely loved it.
"We are going to try and get a few more legends of the club - the people that are represented on the back of these shirts - to come in and be a part of it over the course of the season and right across the grades."
Narrowing the list down to just 90 was a tough ask - with Jackson admitting some may have slipped through the cracks - but the club's research was extensive to try and find the most prominent contributors in each area.
Among those named on the shirts are life members, team of the century members, first-class representatives, administrators, committee men and women, volunteers and World War I veterans.