Aformer South Gambier Barber Shield cricketer came up trumps in a recent celebrity match.


Tony Pasin MP led a team of fellow politicians onto the hallowed turf of an oval in Canberra.


The “pollies” were combatted against the Canberra press corps in their annual contest and came away with the chocolates.


The skipper did little of the heavy lifting as he went wicketless and contributed only a handful of runs.


However, the Member for Barker did take a game-high tally of three catches.


“I put myself in places where the ball was likely to go,” Pasin told The SE Voice.


The most high-profile of the “pollies” were ex-Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack and his fellow National MP and one-time cabinet colleague Senator Matt Canavan.


There were six Liberals, three Nationals and three Labor MPs in the lineup.


“We have uncovered two additional key players to the team,” Pasin said.


“Western Australian Labor Senator Varun Ghosh has an Indian heritage and he made a half-century.


“Liberal Simon Kennedy now holds the seat of former PM Scott Morrison and he made 47.”


The match was played at the same venue as a notorious Pollies versus Press game 40 years ago.


Then Prime Minister Bob Hawke was batting and edged a ball which smashed his glasses.


The press corps again had television commentator Andrew Probyn as their leader in the latest match.


He made only 16 but his son Clancy was a successful fill-in with a score of 57.


Pasin and Probyn enjoy some good-natured banter about cricket in the public domain.


The local MP developed an appetite for cricket during his formative years in Mount Gambier.


The high point of his career to date was playing B Grade District with Adelaide University when a tertiary law and economics student in the capital city around 20 years ago.


As well as playing in the Mount Gambier Association, Pasin occasionally turns out for Rendelsham in the Millicent/Naracoorte Association.