That is what the Alexandra community owes those who have given up their time to do everything from putting air in the bouncy castle to making sure enough pies have been ordered for the big game at Molyneux Park.
The venue has had a rocky road in the past seven years. It lost its New Zealand Cricket warrant of fitness following the 2008-09 season and it was withdrawn again in 2011.
But two less-than-ordinary blokes with familiar names have probably done more than most to make sure the ground remains part of the domestic cricket scene - Shayne O'Connor and Lindsay Breen.
O'Connor played 19 tests for the Black Caps and 35 first-class games for Otago, and Breen played eight first class games for the province.
O'Connor (41) first became involved in the campaign to keep cricket at Molyneux Park seven years ago. He has taken more of a backstage role in recent seasons, after Breen (44) took over about three years ago.
But both men have been instrumental in making sure the games have run smoothly. That work was rewarded earlier this week with confirmation Otago will host two one day games at the venue in December.
O'Connor's wish is the venue will experience a return to the halcyon days of the mid to late-1980s, when crowds of upwards of 3000 flocked to the picturesque ground.
''I remember people having to negotiate their way through the crowd to get to the bar or to the toilet,'' he said.
''So for me it brings back all of those memories and I guess that is what has driven us. We'd desperately love to see those days back again.
''The other thing for us is we have boys who are playing cricket and we are trying to leave a legacy for them, as well.''
When the Clyde and Alexandra clubs were unable to form a senior team last season, O'Connor and Breen played a key role in merging the clubs under the banner of the Molyneux Cricket Club.
''Part of the deal of trying to make the club work was old fellas like Lindsay and I had to come back and play,'' O'Connor said.
''I'd play on Saturday and just start to come right in time for training on Thursday. It was tough, to be honest, but we got through it.''
Breen is bound by the same deal. He loves the venue and the game and hopes elite cricket will continue to be played at Molyneux Park.
''As a young fella I spent every opportunity I could watching the Otago games there and I guess a lot of my passion [for cricket] comes from watching the games,'' he said.
''And aside from Molyneux Park and cricket, we are also pretty passionate about our town. Things which help support that are important and the cricket does. It really does.
''In a wider sense, cricket in Alexandra over summer is iconic.''
Otago Cricket marketing and events manager Andy McLean drew attention to the men's efforts in an email to the Otago Daily Times.
''Both of these guys give up a significant amount of time in the months leading into these events and then pretty much the whole week between Christmas and New Year, when there is obviously plenty of other things they could be doing,'' McLean wrote.
