Bernard Whimpress hears some ludicrous commentary and responds. Reverse swing? Are you kidding?
First Test, Sri Lanka v Australia: Mendis Masterclass
August 2, 2016 by 14 Comments
All credit to the re-building Sri Lanka. But Australia showed a lack of patience and application.
Sri Lanka v Australia, 1st Test, Pallekele – Day 1: Frontier psychiatrist
July 26, 2016 by 16 Comments
A couple of onlookers take in Day 1 in Sri Lanka. Test cricket has rarely looked so flakey (in the contexts of the match; and of the wider future of the game).
Irvine Club Lunch – Guest Speaker Kim Hughes
July 8, 2016 by 2 Comments
Join the Irvine Club for lunch to raise funds for the Lords Taverners.
Almanac Cricket: Afghanistan pitch for ICC Test Status
July 7, 2016 by 3 Comments
Neil Drysdale writes of Afghanistan Cricket’s opportunity as they press for ICC Test status.
Almanac Cricket: Gary Sobers at 80
July 6, 2016 by 5 Comments
Sir Gary Sobers turns 80 and Neil Drysdale shares his experience in meeting the great man.
Almanac Cricket: ICC Conference – Have your say
June 23, 2016 by 2 Comments
The ICC Conference is to be held next week and Neil Drysdale needs your help, what are the key issues the ICC need to address?
Almanac Cricket: Have you met your Heroes?
June 17, 2016 by 4 Comments
Neil Drysdale tells us about his five favourite Australian sporting identities, all with a Scottish connection of course.
Almanac Weekend Sports Results 12/6/16
June 13, 2016 by 1 Comment
All the weekend sporting results fit to print
Almanac Cricket- The Day the West Indies Were Bowled Out For 25. By Ireland.
June 11, 2016 by 7 Comments
Neil Drysdale ran into an Irishman in Aberdeen who was at the famous game 47 years ago, when Ireland bowled the West Indies out for 25.
Almanac Cricket: Player Spotlight – Ireland’s Captain William Porterfield
June 7, 2016 by 2 Comments
Neil Drysdale talks to Ireland cricket captain William Porterfield ahead of the upcoming ODI series in Dublin against Sri Lanka, and in wake of the ICC’s announcement of a possible two division Test league featuring extra teams such as the Irish.
Cricket At Dog Poo Park
June 2, 2016 by 2 Comments
John Gascoigne is an umpire in the Mid Year Cricket Association. Elbows bent further than 15 degrees, bogan dressware and landmines left by dog walkers are plenty.
Almanac Cricket: ‘How scoring made me political’ or ‘How cricket made me a socialist’
May 9, 2016 by 1 Comment
A ripper piece in The Cricket Monthly from Elizabeth Ammon.
Tom Wills: books, plays, references in works of history, art work
May 6, 2016 by 7 Comments
What do we know of Tom Wills? Here are a few books and other works where he is depicted. Please add others.
Tom Wills and the 1868 Tour of England
May 3, 2016 by 4 Comments
Settle in. Grab a cuppa. Sean Gorman produced this wonderful chapter for the book “Australia: A Cricket Country,” edited by Christian Ryan. On Tom Wills and the incredible 1868 cricket tour of England. [Magnificent – Ed].
Matilda, Boyle, Ranieri, Murphy: On playing, criticising (when I grow up)
April 12, 2016 by 15 Comments
Some win, some lose. Some are injured, some are not. That’s life. You are now entering David Wilson’s rant-free zone. [Includes links to Matilda the musical, Timothy Boyle’s Sunday Age article, Claudio Ranieri’s Player’s Tribune piece and Bob Murphy’s AFL Life member speech.]
Cheater – Who Me?
April 9, 2016 by 9 Comments
Cheating. What is it and how do we police it? Robbo takes through a few of the issues and highlights the differences between some sports. This is a topic worthy of much discussion.
Almanac Cricket: Bait or Barb? Marlon Goes Fishing
April 7, 2016 by 2 Comments
In this story about the West Indies’ response to their own T20 victory, dantooms gives us an insight into the meanings the contemporary game contains.
Almanac Nudity: “We’ve Got a Freaker!” (from The Guardian)
Tomorrow will mark 41 years since English Test cricket’s first streaker, an incident remembered John Ashdown in The Guardian.