by Peter Flynn Australia once had a ‘Big Ship’ as captain. Now it’s South Africa’s turn to have a skipper who cuts an imposing figure. Smith and Clarke look like Big Nick and a young Ted Hopkins as they make their out for the toss. Peter Flynn
2nd Test Blog
November 17, 2011 by 6 Comments
After a week of varied traumas in the cricket world, the Aussies saddle up to try and make amends for the (not so) magic number 47. How do we rate their chances? Almanac Admin
Caught behind off a spinner
November 14, 2011 by 1 Comment
Photo by Peter Argent A great catch by Northern Jets keeper Matthew Wright off the bowling of leg spinner Cameron Williams. Almanac Admin
Vale Peter Roebuck
November 14, 2011 by 1 Comment
As a website which values writing – more specifically writing on sport – it is fitting that the tragically premature passing of one of sport’s finest scribes and commentators has already drawn eloquent tribute. More is likely to follow. At the risk of redundancy, I feel compelled to add a few thoughts of my [Read more]
I knew Peter Roebuck
November 14, 2011 by 4 Comments
I knew Peter Roebuck. No, correction, I didn’t know Robey. I had spent two weeks with him in the Press Box in Sri Lanka as one of a small group of Australians covering the test match series. I grew to know most of the others in the box Conn, Maxwell, Lalor and co. [Read more]
A Post Mortem in Eight Parts
November 14, 2011 by 20 Comments
Patrick O’Keeffe 13/11/2011 Back in the good old days, when the Australian cricket team lost a test match, the period that followed would involve extreme inebriation. This would be followed by soul searching, name calling and blame levelling. In turn, this would lead to hand to hand combat, followed by more inebriation. Eventually, everyone would [Read more]
Tangled Up In White – Reflections on the Passing of Peter Roebuck
November 14, 2011 by 9 Comments
For the last week I have been tempted to write about cricket – but who cares these days? Corruption; meaningless space fillers for pay TV; the cosy self-interest of administrators, marketers and media; the decline of the first class competition inAustralia. Brendan M, Skip and PJ had all said it more eloquently than me. [Read more]
Zurbo on Roebuck
November 13, 2011 by 7 Comments
I just got back from wood cutting all morning and heard the news. Terrible news. Peter Roebuck has passed away. I don’t know the whys and whens and wheres and don’t care. It is cricket’s loss and our loss as a people, that Peter is gone. Roebuck was the best commentator and journalist I knew [Read more]
Australia at 6s and 7s on 11/11/11
November 12, 2011 by 4 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz After the day 2 shenanigans of this Test, the third day was almost certainly going to be an anti-climax. How do you top – or should that be how do you “bottom”? – a session and a half in which 18 wickets fall for 68 runs (from SA being 1/49 to [Read more]
A Wasted Opportunity
November 11, 2011 by 25 Comments
What a total embarrassment for Australian cricket last night in Cape Town. The soft underbelly of modern-day Australian batting has again been exposed. In 2005 it was bad umpiring and a substitute fieldsman, in 2009 we apparently batted well except for a few sessions. Last summer we supposedly picked the wrong blokes from our bottomless [Read more]
Day 2: Believe it if you saw it.
November 11, 2011 by 51 Comments
In normal circumstances, I would have started proceedings by talking about Michael Clarke’s wonderful batting performance: an innings which, hopefully, will not define his captaincy, but will be a portent of the maturity he is beginning to show. Upon coming to the crease with his team precariously positioned at 3-40, the new skipper played possibly [Read more]
Clarke’s counter-punching saves the day
November 10, 2011 by 33 Comments
It didn’t have the feel of the first morning of an Ashes series. But it should have. It seems obvious these two competitors should play five-Test series, home and away, every couple of years. Or at least three and three if neither home broadcaster will give up their summer income. But it was a [Read more]
South Africa v Shane Warne
November 9, 2011 by 6 Comments
by Matthew O’Connor Unfortunately for South Africa, its return to the Test Cricket fold in 1993 coincided with the rise and rise of Liz Hurley’s fiancée. But more of that later. To a 27yo Test Cricket following nut, the return of South Africa was a gift to be savoured. A whole box of new [Read more]
Larceny, Labour Day and Lakeside
November 8, 2011 by 20 Comments
by Mic Rees Victorian Premier Cricket’s Country Round, traditionally played in early January, was brought forward to the final weekend in October this season with the North Victorian town of Numurkah hosting the clash between Casey-South Melbourne and Footscray Edgewater Cricket clubs. Casey-South Melbourne spinner Clive Rose’s figures of 5/43 included a hat trick [Read more]
First Test preview
November 8, 2011 by 7 Comments
The footy and racing are over and it’s time to turn attention to some real Test cricket coming back from South Africa. And what a mini-series it is in prospect, with the ramifications for both teams being huge. We were entitled to feel pretty happy with the performance under our new skipper in Sri Lanka, [Read more]
Broken Bat
November 7, 2011 by 3 Comments
Photos by Peter Argent This is Adelaide District Cricket Club opening batsman Anthony Jennings during the round three SACA district A grade game against Glenelg at Glandore (Revolution Reserve) on Saturday, November 5 . Almanac Admin
Century up for Adelaide Oval scoreboard
November 3, 2011 by 1 Comment
The Adelaide Oval scoreboard turned 100 years old on 3 November. vinmFounder and editor of Stereo Stories, a partner site of The Footy Almanac. Likes a gentle kick of the footy on a Sunday morning, when his back’s not playing up. Been known to take a more than keen interest in scoreboards – the older [Read more]
Sheffield Shield: SA v NSW
October 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Lawrie Colliver watched South Australia continue their dominance of New South Wales on Day 2 in Adelaide. http://wickettowicket.com.au/2011/10/19/sheffield-shield-sa-v-nsw-day-two-%e2%80%93-redbacks-take-control/ Almanac Admin
SA Tour Preview
October 20, 2011 by 7 Comments
There are some interesting things going on in the cricket world at the moment. What we thought may have been established trends a few months ago might not be so established after all : Australia is improving, England is faltering and Pakistan is performing in its usual enigmatic way. The good news for Australia is [Read more]
Redbacks on top
October 18, 2011 by 1 Comment
Check out Lawrie Colliver’s report from Day 1 of the Shield match between South Australia and NSW at the link below. Feel free to pop back here and have your say about that game or the domestic competition in general. http://wickettowicket.com.au/2011/10/17/sheffield-shield-sa-v-nsw-day-one-redbacks-on-top/ Almanac Admin
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