THE past two months have been whirlwind of emotions for local cricketer, Nic Cullinane, who has represented Victoria in two national cricket carnivals at Over-50s and Over-55s level while dealing with the loss of his son eight weeks ago.

It was during a veteran’s cricket tournament in Mildura, which formed part of his preparation for the national carnivals, that Cullinane received the news that is every parent’s worst nightmare, that his son, Alex, had died in Brisbane.