What a cracking Test match as India pulls off a marvellous draw to defy the odds as Citrus Bob Utber reports from Day 5 of the Third Test at the SCG.
Australia v India – Third Test, Day 5: Against all odds India pull off a marvellous draw
January 11, 2021 by 9 Comments
Almanac Cricket: Joy in the Juniors
January 11, 2021 by 2 Comments
With observations finely honed and borne of years of umpiring experience, John Gascoigne knows a bit about cricket. This week he’s learned just a bit more thanks to the bat and ball exploits of twin sisters in the Victorian Metropolitan Cricket Union’s annual carnival.
Australia v India – Third Test Day 4: Australia on track for win
January 10, 2021 by 1 Comment
Bob Utber reports on a fourth day’s play that left Australia strongly favoured to win in Sydney.
Australia v India – Third Test, Day 3: Relentless Australia Takes Charge
January 9, 2021 by 10 Comments
Citrus Bob reports that Australia have well and truly taken control of the Third Test
Australia v India – Third Test, Day 2: Honours are about even
January 8, 2021 by 1 Comment
Citrus Bob Utber presents his Day 2 report of the Third Test between Australia and India with the honours roughly about even.
Almanac (Local) Cricket: Pomborneit Cricket Club 2020/21 Season – December Review
January 8, 2021 by 6 Comments
Luke Reynolds updates all the results and news from the Pomborneit Cricket Club with the December review.
Australia v India – Third Test Day 1: Luck, fortune or fair enough?
January 8, 2021 by 1 Comment
Sean Mortell reports on all the action from Day 1 of the Third Test, Australia v India, and is impressed by Will Pucovski’s debut.
Australia v India – Third Test, Day 1: The Masked Test – Australia slightly on top
January 7, 2021 by 2 Comments
The Almanac’s Citrus Bob reports from his Mildura Den on Day 1 of the Third Test between Australia and India at the SCG. He has Australia slightly ahead at stumps.
Almanac Cricket: January 7th in Test cricket history
January 7, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Omens for India, the chance of a tied Test half a century before Brisbane in 60/61, big partnerships, and the not always helpful advice of Geoff Boycott – take a stroll down memory lane as we revisit January 7 in the history of Test cricket.
Australia v India – Third Test, Sydney: A call for writers
January 6, 2021 by 1 Comment
Aspiring cricket writers out there are invited to join the Almanac’s cricket guru, Citrus Bob Utber, to provide daily reports from this week’s Third Test between Australia and India from the SCG.
Almanac Cricket – A trip down memory lane: Recalling iconic Australian cricket incidents from 25 years ago
January 1, 2021 by 5 Comments
It’s 25 years ago tonight that Michael Bevan smashed a last-ball boundary to give Australia an ODI win over West Indies. It left a mighty impression on the then 13-year-old Liam Hauser.
‘Boony and the curator…….’ by KB Hill
December 31, 2020 by Leave a Comment
John Hill has had a huge career in the WDCA, both on and off the field. Wangaratta’s leading sports historian, KB Hill, recounts a life in cricket.
Australia v India – Second Test Review: Inept Aussies lose a battle of intent
December 30, 2020 by 2 Comments
Where did Australia go wrong? Where did India go right? Sean Mortell offers his views.
Australia v India – Second Test Day 4: India finishes the job
December 29, 2020 by 5 Comments
Bob Utber was there to see India put the finishing touches on a series-levelling victory.
Australia v India – Second Test: Simply being at the G is what has mattered!
December 29, 2020 by 5 Comments
Jan Courtin recounts the trials and tribulations of getting to the MCG, entering the ground, and happenings within the ground but she enjoyed being in the crowd for three days of the Boxing Day Test.
Balcony Banter: My First Test – Australia v India, MCG, February, 1948
December 29, 2020 by 7 Comments
Citrus Bob Utber recalls the first ever Test match he witnessed, Australia v India MCG 1948. It is a classic!
Australia v India – Second Test Day 3: India close on a remarkable revival
December 29, 2020 by 12 Comments
The Steve Smith symphony is out of tune, and it is leaving Australia’s batting badly exposed. John Butler reports on Day 3 at the MCG, as India closed on a series levelling victory.
Australia v India – Second Test Day 3: India on top!
December 28, 2020 by 7 Comments
Not a good day for the Aussies on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test reports Citrus Bob Utber from the MCG.
Australia v India – Second Test Day 2: Rahane’s Timeless Ton
December 28, 2020 by 6 Comments
Luke Reynolds had the distinct fortune of attending the MCG for Day 2 with his two boys as Ajinkya Rahane put on a clinic.
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