Almanac Cricket: Second Test – Aust v WI: Day 1 – Citrus Bob’s report

December 9, 2022 by 6 Comments

Australia in a dominant position on Day 1 of the Second Test, Australia v West Indies in Adelaide with superb centuries from Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head leading the way reports Citrus Bob Utber.

Almanac Cricket: Australia v West Indies 2015/2016 – First Test, Day 1: An exhibition of Sandgropers (Reprise)

December 2, 2022 by 6 Comments

Citrus Bob gives us his views on (a) delayed entry, (b) the absence of statistics on plinths, (c) West Indies cash-takers, (d) the size of the crowd and (e) solid Sandgroper partnerships, as the Australians cut loose. [Ed: We reprise Bob’s report from the previous series between the two teams in 2015/6. Remarkably similar beginning to the test.]

Almanac Cricket: Citrus Bob’s Doosra Bumper Cricket Quiz – The Answers

November 25, 2022 by 4 Comments

Citrus Bob ends our misery by providing the answers to ‘Citrus Bob’s Doosra Bumper Cricket Quiz’.

Almanac Footy: A Team for all seasons

November 22, 2022 by 13 Comments

Citrus Bob Utber presents his footy team for all seasons made up of players he has watched play over the past seventy years.

Almanac Cricket: Citrus Bob’s Doosra Bumper Cricket Quiz

November 15, 2022 by 28 Comments

Citrus Bob Utber will have everyone scratching their heads, pads and gloves, boxes, and bats with Citrus Bob’s Doosra Bumper Cricket Quiz. It’s a beauty!

Almanac Cricket: Citrus Bob’s Greatest Test Teams of his era

November 8, 2022 by 21 Comments

Citrus Bob is working on selections for the best Australian X1 and the best World X1 made up of players he has actually seen play live to include in his autobiography he is writing at the moment. What do you thinks of his selections?

Almanac Trivia: Citrus Bob’s Knackers Trivia Quiz

October 18, 2022 by 12 Comments

Citrus Bob Utber will have you scratching your head with his Knackers Trivia Quiz.

Grand Final Week: Citrus Bueller’s Day On

October 11, 2022 by 7 Comments

Citrus Bob Utber had a massive few days around the Grand Final. He reckons he felt like Ferris Bueller. Here’s his account.

Almanac (Grand Final) Footy: The Danger

September 22, 2022 by 12 Comments

Citrus Bob Utber helps us get inside the head of his grandson as the Pivotonian No. 35 prepares for Saturday’s AFL Grand Final against the Sydney Swans.

Almanac Life: Almanacker wins prestigious Australian Award

August 26, 2022 by 11 Comments

Citrus Bob has his tongue firmly in his cheek with this cheeky piece!

Almanac Footy Life: The Russo Dynasty

August 19, 2022 by 6 Comments

Citrus Bob Utber examines the Russo dynasty that produced some of the biggest names to play league football. In total they played 1195 games, kicked  605 goals, won 8 premierships, scored four best and fairest awards, all-Australian 4 times and 1 ‘Big Vee’ an incredible feat in anyone’s language.

Almanac Mates: ‘What’s up Doc?’

July 23, 2022 by 2 Comments

Citrus Bob Utber attended the funeral and wake of his footy mate Bill ‘The Doc’ Doherty OAM, and shares his thoughts of the man and the celebration of his life.

Almanac Mates: Paddy and the Doc

June 29, 2022 by 4 Comments

Citrus Bob Utber relives many past memories of footy and cricket playing days with his old mates Bill ‘Doc’ Doherty OAM and Paddy Shelton.

Round 15 – Geelong v Richmond: Will Jack Henry become the new folk hero?

June 28, 2022 by 2 Comments

In a crackerjack match, Jack Henry became Geelong’s latest hero by kicking the last goal of the game to give the Cats a thrilling three point victory over the Tigers reports Citrus Bob Utber.

Almanac (Footy) Art: Not another bloody ‘Art of Football’ exhibition!

March 28, 2022 by 1 Comment

Citrus Bob Utber’s art curating career has come out of retirement with ‘The Art of Football’ exhibiting at the Balranald Art Gallery.

Round 9 2018 – Essendon v Geelong

March 2, 2022 by 1 Comment

With the Bombers playing the Cats in Round 1, Citrus Bob Utber thought Essendon fans may like to relive their victory over Geelong in 2018 with his report from the match.

The Ashes 2021/22 – The death of English Test Match cricket?

January 19, 2022 by 4 Comments

Waiting for his flight back home from Hobart, Citrus Bob Utber decided to put his thoughts to paper about the state of English Test cricket.

The Ashes 2021/22 – Fifth Test, Hobart Day 3: England humiliated again

January 17, 2022 by 17 Comments

Although the English cricket team gave itself a chance of victory at Blundstone Arena, their capitulation was poor, writes Citrus Bob Utber.

The Ashes 2021/22 – Fifth Test, Hobart Day 2: A day for wickets

January 15, 2022 by 9 Comments

Wickets tumble on Day 2 of the Fifth Ashes Test as England fight back to remain in the match late in the day reports Citrus Bob Utber from Hobart.

The Ashes 2021/22 – Fifth Test, Hobart Day 1: The big test before the big test at Blundstone Arena

January 15, 2022 by 6 Comments

After a shaky start by the Aussies, Travis Head and Cameron Green steer the team into a commanding position at the end of Day1 reports Citrus Bob Utber from the historic Hobart Ashes Test.