Callum O’Connor

Seasons in the Sun (Part 8): Gathering Clouds

December 5, 2014 by Callum O'Connor 1 Comment

Lower Plenty Thirds and Mill Park played Saturday in the shadow of Phillip Hughes’ passing. Callum O’Connor and his team mates had more on their minds than the scorebook.

Phil Hughes

November 28, 2014 by Callum O'Connor 9 Comments

Callum O’Connor on how Phil Hughes’ tragic death has impacted the local cricketer.

Seasons in the Sun (Part 7): That Pompeii feeling

November 24, 2014 by Callum O'Connor Leave a Comment

Callum O’Connor and the Lower Plenty Thirds are defending 9/247. Would it be enough? Is cricket a batsman’s or a bowler’s game? What happens if the Lalor Stars read Callum’s match report midweek? Would Vesuvius erupt?

Seasons in the Sun (Part 6): Fine times and $2 fines

November 17, 2014 by Callum O'Connor 1 Comment

The Stars (“Are you blokes Lalor or the Lalor Stars?” “No, we’re the Stars”) are up and about against the Lower Plenty Thirds. Their $2 fine regime should see them a tidy end-of-season trip.

Seasons in the Sun (Part 6): Doing it on the bit

November 10, 2014 by Callum O'Connor 4 Comments

Callum O’Connor’s Lower Plenty Thirds win in a canter with some helpful batting tips from Peppa Pig that that set up a match winning opening stand.

Seasons in the Sun (Part 5): Late scratchings and run outs

November 5, 2014 by Callum O'Connor 5 Comments

Late scratchings, a heavy track and a testing head wind don’t deter the Lower Plenty Thirds. Callum O’Connor says that if you can’t bowl them out, you can always run them out. (Should we pass this on to Boof? – Ed.)

Seasons in the Sun (Part 4): Slogging, slagging and sledging

October 27, 2014 by Callum O'Connor 5 Comments

Calllum O’Connor continues the season of the Lower Plenty 3rd XI with a bit of niggle helping the team get home for a win on the weekend.

Seasons in the Sun (Part 3): The Charms of Cricket

October 20, 2014 by Callum O'Connor 6 Comments

Callum O’Connor’s series on the charms and travails of local cricket continues. (Worth reading for the nicknames and vernacular alone. Dry, laconic Australian humour is alive and well – Ed.)

Seasons in the Sun (Part 2) – Leg Theory

October 13, 2014 by Callum O'Connor 8 Comments

Callum O’Connor’s cricketing travails continue as his opening spell is Harmisonesque. What to do when the skipper offers redemption via an over at the death?

The Boys of Summer are Back

October 6, 2014 by Callum O'Connor 2 Comments

It was the first day of a new cricket season for Callum O’Connor. Plenty of time for inventing new player nicknames and contemplating whether sibling rivalry trumps team success.

The Final Grade for Karmichael Hunt

August 29, 2014 by Callum O'Connor 6 Comments

Callum O’Connor sizes up Karmichael Hunt’s AFL career and finds that the positives outweigh the negatives.

A Vickery of Sorts

July 28, 2014 by Callum O'Connor 10 Comments

Callum O’Connor gives us some measured thoughts on the act of Tyron Vickery this weekend. Interpretation 1 or 2 see the likely exiting of Vickery for the year and perhaps from the black and yellow entirely.

AFL Round 18: Carlton v North Melbourne – Fear and Loathing in Corryong

July 21, 2014 by Callum O'Connor Leave a Comment

Callum O’Connor heads up to the foothills of the Alps with his mates for a camping weekend. Fortunately his trusty Pajero is more reliable than the Kangaroos.