Johnhenry Holmes has taken an interest in Tom Wills for many years. During this time he has compiled a bibliography of items relating to Tom Wills. Paddy Grindlay – who has been our W.K. Trewick Scholar (thanks in part to Chris Bracher’s generous donation) spent a recent week compiling it in this post. (Thanks Paddy). We hope to have another Tom Wills Dinner in the lead up to the forthcoming Ashes series.
Odd Friday Lunch with Howard Beer
August 28, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Join us this Friday for lunch with Howard Beer, a former Victorian Homicide Detective who works in anti-corruption for International Cricket.
Bangladesh v Australia – 1st Test, Day 1: More Subcontinental Blues For Warner
August 28, 2017 by 6 Comments
Luke Reynolds reports on an engrossing first day of the Bangladesh v Australia Test in Mirpur.
Almanac Cricket: Regaining the Ashes
August 3, 2017 by 2 Comments
Brendan McArdle has been following the England v South Africa Test series closely and sees an English team that looks set to struggle in this Summer’s Ashes series.
Cricket Australia has lost its delegation
July 4, 2017 by 9 Comments
Wayne Ball offers a probing delivery (pitching middle and off and going away), on the current dispute between Cricket Australia and the players. Who does the Cricket Australia executive speak for?
Almanac Cricket: Where it Went Wrong for the Aussies
June 22, 2017 by 2 Comments
Junior Almanacker Daniel Saunders delivers has take on the recent disappointment for Australia at the ICC Champions Trophy in England. Who is needed for the upcoming India tour?
Almanac Cricket – ICC Champions Trophy: One of Cricket’s Best-kept Secrets
May 31, 2017 by 4 Comments
Brendan McArdle takes an in-depth look at Australia’s team ahead of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. Have the selectors given Steve Smith the right team for the tournament?
Almanac Cricket: An Indigenous 11?
May 30, 2017 by 12 Comments
Australian cricket hasn’t fared too well with Indigenous participation. What does this say about the game?
Test Cricket and T20: they’re family
May 4, 2017 by 3 Comments
‘You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family’: Cricket is family to Pete, and it’s as much of an obligation as it is love.
Almanac Cricket – Saudi Arabia v Kuwait: Bowling change at the water buffalo end
April 27, 2017 by 1 Comment
A trip to northern Thailand to visit his school teacher daughter, resulted in a sporting coup for Peter Sweeney.
MythBusters: Cricket Edition
April 20, 2017 by 6 Comments
Do you really get a Baggy Green with your New South Wales Blues Cap? Punxsutawney Pete, with the help of the Mythbusters team, delves deeper into some cricket myths.
India v Australia Test Series
April 15, 2017 by 1 Comment
Aidan Hammond wraps up the recent India v Australia Test Series.
Answers to the pre-Ashes quiz
April 11, 2017 by 5 Comments
Yesterday’s sad news of John Clarke’s passing has made us look through the files to find this Smokie classic inspired by Clarke’s old Saturday Age quiz.
All players will be required to answer a simple multiple choice questionnaire before the Ashes? It is therefore fortuitous for the players (especially Watto) that the answers to this quiz have been slid under the door at the offices of the Footy Almanac.
If The Fonz were a cricketer
April 2, 2017 by 13 Comments
What if the Fonz played cricket? What type of deliveries would Cosmo Kramer bowl? And would Bill Murray continually be dismissed in the 90’s? Some whimsical musings from Punxsutawney Pete (of course, with a reference to Punxsutawney Pete)
A quick update
April 1, 2017 by 1 Comment
Look out for Aidan’s review of the Australia V India Test Series which will be coming soon.
India v Australia, Dharamsala Test, Day 2: Play with the crowd at your peril
March 27, 2017 by 1 Comment
Pat White is enjoying the Dharamasala Test match in India but also distractedly thinking about home and family in North Queensland where Cyclone Debbie is threatening.
India v Australia, Dharamsala Test, day one: O’Keefe smokes shot of the day in snowy mountains
March 26, 2017 by 3 Comments
Pat White is in attendance at one of the most beautiful cricket grounds in the world. Day one saw a Smith century, 10 wickets and O’Keefe’s amazing drive for 4 runs.
MCC Library in Conversation – Harry Graham: the little dasher
March 24, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Get on down to the MCC Library on 12 April to hear Graeme Watson and Peter Bedford in conversation with Ronald Cardwell about his new biography of Test cricketer and Melbourne footballer, Harry Graham
PB’s Rant: Lawyers and TV – the lunatics are running (ruining?) my asylum
Peter Baulderstone fires both barrels at video decision making infecting golf, cricket, footy – and society by extension. Crap decisions over the weekend and three days off the grog and sugar can make a man cranky.