Almanac (Local) Cricket: Pomborneit CC Weekly Wrap

Another big week at the Pomborneit Cricket Club with a triple header of games on Sunday at their female festival of cricket day, while the Division 1 men’s team retained the Graham Hillman Memorial Shield on Saturday.

Almanac (Local) Cricket: Pomborneit CC Weekly Wrap

Another big week at the Pomborneit CC, highlighted by the club’s Division 2 team hosting the return of sport to the South Purrumbete Recreation Reserve after an absence of 24 years.

Almanac (Local) Cricket: Pomborneit CC – U17 Boys: Round One

Young Pomborneit Bull Finn Tolland makes his Almanac debut with a review of the Under 17 boys first game of the season where after an excellent start to the match, the match was unfortunately washed out and the game against Simpson CC called a draw.

Almanac Cricket: Which Series Shaped My Own View of Cricket and What Defines Me as a Cricket Watcher?

At a recent lunch with friends, Allan Barden recalls discussing his small town cricketing family, his grandfather and the 1964 Ashes series between ‘the old enemy’ and Australia.

Almanac (Bush) Cricket: The United Nations of Warrion

Liam McCullagh’s latest article for the Australian Cricket Society celebrates a rather multicultural cricket team in country Victoria.

Almanac Events – An Evening with Barry Nicholls: Men, mental health, and cricket

An evening with Barry Nicholls is coming up in Perth, WA, on Wednesday 5 June. This is an ideal opportunity for the Perth Footy Almanac community to participate in this event with Barry discussing issues related to men, mental health, and cricket.

Almanac Cricket: Pomborneit CC Finals & End of Season Wrap

The Pomborneit Gold women winning the premiership highlights the Pomborneit CC’s final wrap of the 2023/24 season. [Congratulations to Luke Reynolds for his magnificent work at the Pomborneit Cricket Club – Ed.]

Almanac Cricket: West Warrion v Deans Marsh Division Two Match Review

Liam McCullagh, the incoming Australian Cricket Society Scholar, reviews the West Warrion v Deans Marsh Division Two cricket match including the Friday night pre-match darts night activity and consequences.

Almanac Cricket: Pomborneit CC Weekly Wrap

Luke Reynolds reviews this week’s matches played by the Pombo Bulls in all divisions with some very good results achieved as mentioned in his report.

Almanac Cricket: Pomborneit CC Weekly Wrap

Luke Reynolds updates all the scores and results from matches played by the Pomberneit Cricket Club in all divisions last round.

Almanac Cricket: Pomborneit CC Weekly Wrap

The senior men’s teams were the only Pomborneit teams in action this past week. As usual, there were plenty of great individual performances to celebrate among the mixed results.

‘Veteran Simon still making an impact…’ by KB Hill

Simon O’Brien, originally from the clan at Greta, has had a long and distinguished career with St Kilda and Camberwell-Magpies cricket clubs. KB Hill caught up with him recently.

Almanac Cricket: What do you call six wickets in one six ball over?

If three wickets with consecutive balls is called a hat-trick, what do you call six wickets in one six-ball over? It’s a rum tale!

Almanac Cricket: The Story of Igino De Bolfo – A Champion Bowler for Boneo Cricket Club 1933-37

Roger Spaull examines the cricketing feats of Italian immigrant Iginio De Bolfo at the Boneo Cricket Club 1933-37.

Almanac (Cricket) Life: Veterans’ Cricket

Here is cracking yarn from Roderick St. George recounting how he came to don the whites for the Mont Albert Veterans, a team of over 50s playing in the Veterans Cricket competition.

Almanac Cricket: Ron Luff’s love for the Burwood Cricket Club

Ron Luff started playing competitive cricket for Burwood as a young boy. Over 50 years later, he still dons the whites for them. Kobe Jacobs tells the story of Ron’s life in cricket.

The Keilor Sports Club: ‘The Country Club in the City’ (Part 3)

Nick Marshall continues his series about the Keilor Sports Club. Part 3 looks at the various clubs and organisations that are a part of Keilor Sports Club.

Almanac (Bush) Cricket: Geoff Lemon and Adam Collins visit Luke Reynolds at the Pomborneit CC

Geoff Lemon and Adam Collins recently visited Luke Reynolds at the Pomborneit Cricket Club and made this short film.

The Keilor Sports Club: ‘The Country Club in the City’ (Part 2)

Nick Marshall continues his series on the Keilor Sports Club. He looks at some of the great families who have contributed for generations.

” ‘Slimma’ to the rescue…” by KB Hill

We can’t allow the cricket season to conclude without another of KB Hill’s great stories from the WDCA, told only as KB can.