Star batsman bowled over
Source: The Sunday Times - June 11, 2006
Aussie cricketer, Damien Martyn was bowled over by his young bride, Annika McNamara, at the WA wedding last month.
The Test hero said he was overcome with feeling in the couple's star-studded nuptials at Bunker Bay in the South-West.
"I don't really cry but I was getting emotional," he told [i]Woman's Day[/i] magazine.
"For me, the best part was seeing her walk down the aisle, her dad passing her over to me and the whole ceremony."
The wedding - which features in the magazine, out tomorrow - was just a few months after the couple's engagement because Martyn had to find a time when his teammates would be able to attend. "At 34, I'm not big on the idea of waiting a year or two years," he said.
Annika, a Perth horseriding instructor, said she had been overwhelmedby the warmth she found in the Australian cricket team.
- PETA HELLARD