Tim Southee to auction his WTC Final jersey to raise funds for 7-year-old girl suffering from rare form of cancer
Tim Southee played a crucial role in helping New Zealand win the ICC trophy after 21 long years beating India in the inaugural World Test Championship Final last week. Overall in the WTC Cycle too, he was their highest wicket-taker and has troubled even the best batsmen across the world. After winning the trophy for the first time in his career, Southee has now decided to auction his WTC Final jersey.
The jersey is signed by the whole squad picked for the summit clash and all the funds raised through the auction will go to the Beattie family. The 7-year-old girl Hollie Beattie is suffering from a rare and aggressive form of cancer neuroblastoma since July 2018. Despite undergoing treatment for more than two years, Hollie is yet to recover from the disease.
Hollie had to undergo a surgery in September last year when a 3 cm long tumour was found in her brain. The clock has started ticking for her family since then as the treatment needs to be started from a certain period of time after the surgery. While a few treatments can be carried out in New Zealand, some will have to be done at a trial site in Spain and the overall cost of it including the travel expenses of family are going out of hand.
Tim Southee lauds the perseverance of Hollie and her family
Tim Southee took to Instagram to let everyone know about him auctioning the jersey and also penned down an emotional message for Hollie and the Beattie family. He said that he was always finding a way to support the Beattie family and praised the positive attitude and the perseverance of the family during this tough time.
Here’s his post:
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