Dave Bruce at the Adelaide Oval and will be updating this report throughout Day 1. It’s the sort of inscrutable omen that rather permeates test cricket, but I walked into Adelaide Oval this morning in the company of four rather muscular smurfs, each of whom then bought a copy of the program as though to [Read more]
4th Test blog: ‘Nackers to call the tune
January 24, 2012 by 35 Comments
This is the place to have your say about the goings on in Adelaide. Australia are batting first and look to be on song. And speaking of songs, I have a theory that when when Freddie Mercury wrote “I Want to Break Free” that his original version was a song about taking a hat trick [Read more]
Adelaide, its cricket ground, and The South Australian nation
January 23, 2012 by 14 Comments
Thursday morning, December 2010. I am at the table in my Melbourne terrace house, reading a very Melbourne newspaper, The Age. Despite the urbanity it assumes, the pages remain parochial in that black T-shirt, black polo-neck, macciato sort of way. Already there are football stories – in December. There are always football stories: trivial and [Read more]
Premier Cricket – Round 12 review
January 23, 2012 by 2 Comments
A controversial end to proceedings, two outright results, a couple of maiden tons (same team seven days apart) and an “Eight for” headlined the Round 12 action of Premier Cricket. Richmond (5/139) & Hawthorn Monash University (191) got the afternoon off when umpires deemed the Monash University pitch “unfit for play” after less than [Read more]
Herschelle Gibbs
January 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Photo by Peter Argent Big Bash League: Herschelle Gibbs – even his teammates are in danger when he gets going. Almanac Admin
Is having a 20/20 team the real question?
January 21, 2012 by 10 Comments
Ok, having just read the Almanac article by Chris Riordan piece and the responses, I thought this occasion called for another fuller response. My thought is, who cares about the team, just join the party. You see, I have witnessed a 20/20 game on Thursday night, the Melbourne Stars versus the Adelaide Strikers in fact, [Read more]
Graham Yallop v India @ the Adelaide Oval
January 21, 2012 by 4 Comments
As we head across to Adelaide for the final test of this series, my mind drifts back to my youth; last century. In the fifth test of the Australian India series of 1977-78, the sides were tied two tests all heading into the Fifth and final test. We had won the first two tests, India [Read more]
Cricket Explained
January 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Barry Nicholls of ABC WA alerted us to this gem. American comedian Reginald D. Hunter has a fine grasp of cricket’s finer points. He explains the game here: http://www.gadling.com/2012/01/16/video-of-the-day-an-american-explains-cricket/ Almanac Admin
4 – 0? WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?
January 17, 2012 by 4 Comments
Two and a half days! That was all the time it took for Australia to twice lay waste to the once-mighty Indian batting line-up. And doesn’t it all suddenly feel like such an anti-climax? The series started so promisingly, with a brilliant and closely-fought match in Melbourne. Immediately, Australia had the momentum, and with nostrils [Read more]
Bowlers do the job again
January 16, 2012 by 8 Comments
Australia v India, Perth – Day Three by Patrick O’Keeffe It’s a sunny Melbourne day. Though I’m sitting in near darkness; feeding my cricket addiction away from judgmental eyes. I turn on the television and Mark Nicholas is interviewing Micky Arthur. The interview appears laid back. I see Mark Nicholas’s hand, a microphone pointed [Read more]
Warner continues. And so do the Indian batting woes.
January 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Australia V India – Perth, Day 2 – 14 January 2012 India 161 & 88/4 Australia 369 Events surrounding this match have unearthed one of Cricket’s greatest conspiracies, the existence of The International Cricket Curators Association (India Excluded) and the weird rituals practised by their members to thwart the plucky Indian players in [Read more]
A Tale of Two Captains
January 13, 2012 by 4 Comments
It seemed like a classic contest: India’s batting monuments facing Australia’s rejuvenated pace attack, with one last chance to claim a series victory in this country at stake for some. It has only taken eight days of cricket for conversation to turn to consideration of a whitewash. Instead of a great confrontation, we’re left reminded [Read more]
Premier Cricket Round 12 Preview
January 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Five rounds of the 2011/12 Premier Cricket Home & Away season remain commencing with Round 12, a two day fixture to be played over the next two Saturdays (14 & 21 January). MATCH OF THE ROUND Melbourne (2nd) 37pts v Geelong (5th) 31 pts @ The Albert Ground Melbourne 2011/12 MCC LLWWWWDWWLW G’long WWLLLDDWWWW [Read more]
Premier Cricket – Round 11 Review
January 10, 2012 by 4 Comments
by Mic Rees Whilst it has taken eleven rounds, all First XI teams have now experienced the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat as Carlton suffered the blues and at long last you can confidently say they’re a happy team at Hawthorn. At Mervyn G Hughes Oval, Hawthorn Monash University (9/227 cc) [Read more]
IT IS A GAME OF MILLIMETRES
January 9, 2012 by 3 Comments
In a clash between the Queensland Country side and the SA Outbacks in the Australian Country Cricket Championships in Geelong – this delivery seams to defy logic and missed the stumps by millimetres. Delivered by off-spinner Andrew Frick, in the Twenty20 fixture at South Barwon Reserve, the ball deceived the batsman, but frustratingly didn’t [Read more]
Triple centurions and wickets
January 8, 2012 by 12 Comments
One of the best things about Michael Clarkes triple century was he took a wicket in the same match. Other Australian triple centurions, Bradman, Hayden, Taylor, and Simpson, did not manage a wicket(s) in their match when they passed 300, and i’m 95% sure Bob Cowper did not take a wicket in the MCG test [Read more]
Why Not Have A Trundle?
January 7, 2012 by 5 Comments
2nd Test, Australia v India Day 4, January 5th, 2012 All the overnight talk was about Tendulkar. Would he finally get that 100th century? It had been proving elusive, even for the Little Master. He was 8 not out at stumps, and had not looked all that convincing in the final hour of play. [Read more]
Premier Cricket: Round 11 Preview
January 5, 2012 by 3 Comments
Premier Cricket returns from the holiday hiatus this Saturday (6/1). Round 11 is a 50 over a side contest, the remaining matches for season 2011/12 (Rds 12 to 16 inclusive) arel two day fixtures. After 10 Rounds the undefeated Carlton (45 pts) lead the pack with a 13 point lead over Melbourne (32pts). Richmond [Read more]
TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS
January 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
The Diva decides that today will be the day for spring cleaning. ”But I have to cover the cricket today” I said. No reply but I did understand that it has to be done today and definitely not tomorrow (the cleaning that is). I work it out that I can assist at drinks breaks, [Read more]
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