Cricket legend Alan Davidson returns to crease 50 years on Having a ball: Alan Davidson with Monty Panesar and Wests Tigers player Blake Austin. Legendary Australian fast bowler Alan Davidson came in off a short run and half a century of retirement on Sunday. Davidson, 84, who was among Australia's leading bowlers in the 1950s and '60s, bowled the opening delivery for a western suburbs team in a celebrity charity match. "It wasn't very successful but my attempt launched a day that I don't think anyone walked away from without total enjoyment," he said. I expect I'll be a little bit weary in the legs tomorrow. 84 not out: Davidson at the crease. A host of stars from international and Australian sport turned out to raise money at Ashfield's Pratten Park for victims of the October bushfires. Davidson was joined by England spinner Monty Panesar, who will play for the Western Suburbs district team in the Sydney first grade competition for the rest of the summer. "The turnout from across sport was just amazing," Panesar said. It made for the most wonderful community day. Ellyse Perry takes a wicket in Perth. Their opponents, the Barbarians, captained by former Australian offspinner Gavin Robertson, set a total of 150. The westies easily chased down the target with several overs to spare, but the teams agreed to play on for the enjoyment of an estimated 25,000 spectators. Parramatta league star Jarryd Hayne was man of the match for a handy 44 and a couple of wickets. For his efforts he gets a free haircut. Hayne was joined by fellow league players Nathan Hindmarsh and Todd Payten, who kept wickets. Former super middleweight boxing champion Danny Green played for the Barbarians despite a knee injury and so employed as his runner promising Australian sprinter Jarrod Geddes, who this month will train with Usain Bolt in Jamaica. The Salvation Army on Sunday night said it had only begun counting donations, but at least $15,000 had been committed by corporate sponsors. "They were very, very happy with the response," said one of the match's organisers, Rick Wayde. The game had been scheduled for November but was rained out. Sunday's match was held under clear skies and with a top temperature of 28 degrees. Things where a lot hotter in Western Australia, where the mercury edged over 40 degrees at the WACA on day three of the women's Ashes Test, where England's middle order steadied after an early collapse to post a total of 209 for its second innings. That left Australia with a target of 185 close to win the match, late on the third day's play.