John Harms thinks a second spinner is essential in Hyderabad, not that it is likely to make much of a difference.
As the summer fades…..
March 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Sal Ciardulli reflects on the summer of cricket and looks ahead to the weekend’s footy and racing.
All Girls Twenty20 Cricket set to launch in Jamestown to help Kids With Cancer
March 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Sport is again at the forefront in South Australia’s Southern Flinders Ranges, with Backyard Football League Australia working with the local community, in combining cricket and family fun to help kids in need. Women’s cricket is set to take centre stage at Jamestown’s Victoria Park (Town Oval) on Saturday the 6th of April from 4pm, [Read more]
A multicultural Australian Test side
February 26, 2013 by 39 Comments
Glen has compiled his multicultural Test 11. What do you think?
Cricket Marketing in the `70s
February 25, 2013 by 2 Comments
Sports fan Russell Jackson makes his debut with a look at cricket marketing in the 1970s. (Call me crazy, but I have a hunch you’re going to find a readership here at the Almanac Russell – ed)
Bradmania, everything must go
February 25, 2013 by 4 Comments
Since his death, the sacred cow status of Sir Donald Bradman has diminished significantly. There is a sadness about a rewriting of history that turns the differences in opinion between Bradman and his teammates into something more akin to hatred.
Macedon regains Ashes in anniversary thriller
February 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Macedon regained the Ashes from Aireys Inlet by just one run in the 30th anniversary game between the two towns that were devastated by the Ash Wednesday bushfires of February 16 1983.
Re-organising the cricket schedule
February 14, 2013 by 10 Comments
Luke Reynolds never wants to see a one-off Twenty20 International as the climax to an Australian International Summer again. The schedule needs to be fixed.
Thirty years of the real Ashes
February 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The 30th annual Ashes Test match between the bushfire towns of Aireys Inlet and Macedon will be played this Sunday 17 February at the Anglesea cricket ground.
Sean (and Shane’s) Muppet Manifesto for the Papacy
February 13, 2013 by 3 Comments
The news overnight that the ridiculous ACB Rotation policy has now spread to Rome is proof that the Informed Papal Section policy is ruining the game.. It is clear those in charge are Muppets.
Playing a bouncer
February 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Peter Argent’s photos show the result of a batsman struggling to handle a bouncer.
Backyard cricket taken seriously
February 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Rob McLean (of Wicket to Wicket) reports on some classic backyard cricket.
Inside the Indian Tour Selection Meeting
February 6, 2013 by 4 Comments
Luke Reynolds gets on the inside when the Australian cricket selectors met over a beer to consider the touring party.
Crio’s Question: Teacher’s pet (or photos with a goat)
February 4, 2013 by 6 Comments
Crio asks in one particular case: Which is it?
The Double Cheese Burger Address
February 3, 2013 by 1 Comment
In a shock announcement, Shane Warne has used the release of his Second Manifesto docutweet to announce that he is turning his back on cricket.
The Thoughts of Lair-man Warne
February 1, 2013 by 3 Comments
John Harms has a few thoughts on Warnie’s first letter to the people of Jolimont.
Where the shiny-faced meet the shiny-arsed
January 31, 2013 by 39 Comments
John Harms looks at the latest Shane Warne instalment.
The Jug and Urn Tour 2013
January 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Join the Jug and Urn Tour for a guided tour of the Ashes and the British Open.
Lehmann Academy strengthens links with SA’s southern Flinders Ranges region
January 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Southern Flinders Ranges region of South Australia continues to establish connections with elite cricket, with the further joint activity between Northern Areas Cricket and the Adelaide based Darren Lehmann Cricket Academy. Fresh from celebrating the rise of former Academy scholar Joe Root to the England Test Team, Head Coach and former local Shaun Seigert, [Read more]
The greatest trick cricket ever pulled
January 24, 2013 by 10 Comments
Sean Curtain invites us to consider the game of cricket and wonders whether ‘fresh eyes’ will help us understand cricket’s current marketing strategy and approach to the game generally.
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