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CLOSE to 1000 Highlanders gathered at Bradman Oval on Sunday to greet the Maasai Warriors.
The Maasai is a nomadic tribe from Kenya that plays cricket.
The Warriors took on a Bradman Foundation Invitational XI in two Twenty20 matches on Sunday.
However, the day was about much more than cricket.
Highlights included the Maasai Warriors performing a traditional jumping dance before the game on Bradman.
The Maasai chanted as participants jumped as high as possible.
An enthusiastic band of supporters cheered on the Warriors.
Bradman Foundation executive director Rina Hore said she was pleased with the attendance on Sunday.
"I think it's fantastic that we've got such a good crowd and good interest," Hore said.
"They [Warriors] are ecstatic to be here."
The Maasai's visit was made possible by the Bradman Foundation with assistance from The Primary Club, Chevalier College and Bowral Bowling Club.
The Kenyan players arrived in the Highlands on Saturday.
They attended a welcome function at the Bradman Museum and International Cricket Hall of Fame.
The event was followed by a game of barefoot bowls at the Bowral Bowling Club.
Hore said the Warriors had been a "pleasure to host".
"I think it's fantastic that we've got such a good crowd and good interest. The Maasai Warriors are ecstatic to be here."
- Bradman Foundation executive director Rina Hore
"It has been a three-year plan working with tour company Last Man Standing and The Primary Club," she said.
"There has been fabulous support behind it and our guests are having a great time."
VIDEO1: The Maasai Warriors perform a traditional jumping dance at Bowral's Bradman Oval on Sunday. Video by Josh Bartlett