From the Footy Almanac archives we reprise Andrew Starkie’s wonderful account of Don Bradman’s history making first triple century in Test cricket in 1930.
Almanac Cricket: Headingley 1930 – the first triple century in Test cricket
January 27, 2021 by 3 Comments
Almanac Poetry: ‘White Owl’ – Tommy Mallet
January 27, 2021 by 1 Comment
A wise old owl is the focus of Tommy Mallet’s poem, ‘White Owl’.
Almanac Cricket: Should I go to the cricket on Tuesday?
January 26, 2021 by 3 Comments
With all that is still currently in play concerning the Covid-19 virus, and in light of the now annual debate that surrounds Australia Day, Michael Viljoen wrestles with what might otherwise be a straightforward question – should he go to the cricket on Tuesday?
Almanac Poetry: The Decline of Western Civilisation
January 26, 2021 by 3 Comments
This week’s poem from Kevin Densley is a short poem about a very big subject. He hopes that readers will find it ‘wonderfully pithy’.
Almanac Footy History – The Crapp Chronicles Part 7: A Crapp Excuse
January 25, 2021 by 3 Comments
At the turn of the last century, VFL representative sides played exhibition games against regional powerhouse Ballarat. Ivo Crapp was slated to umpire, but he came to miss the match in contested circumstances. Tim Ghys shares a few theories of the day.
Almanac Teams: More Fours (1980- )
January 22, 2021 by 7 Comments
Rodney Boyd follows up his best ever team of players who wore Number 4 with a slightly more obscure selection to play in the same number.
Almanac Footy: Jim Krakouer – the magic
January 22, 2021 by 4 Comments
Matt Watson looks back at the career of Jim Krakouer, who with his brother Phil was a trailblazer for indigenous footballers in the VFL of the 1980’s.
Almanac Short Fiction: ‘A Pest Exterminator’s Tale’
January 22, 2021 by 1 Comment
KD describes ‘A Pest Exterminator’s tale’ as “a short story originally drafted a couple of decades ago and worked upon here and there ever since. It’s about many issues, including phobias, and has echoes of ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’. The environment is very much Geelong’s waterfront of decades ago, when it was still seedy and run-down and just starting to undergo the process of gentrification and renewal.”
North Melbourne’s 15 top Home and Away victories 1997-2020
January 21, 2021 by 5 Comments
In his latest monumental effort, Phil Mendes recounts the matches he considers to be North Melbourne’s 15 greatest triumphs since he started following them in 1997.
Almanac Cricket (and life): Jack Lihou
January 21, 2021 by 1 Comment
A notice in the newspaper this morning set Almanac editor Ian Hauser thinking back over the years. It might even be enough to get him started on a long-delayed project.
The Trivia in the Travesty: 10 Things to Appreciate About the 1990 AFL Grand Final
January 21, 2021 by 8 Comments
Adam Fox revisits the 1990 Grand Final between Collingwood and Essendon, taking the time to point out any number of oddities about those times in general and that game in particular.
Australia v India – Fourth Test, Day 5: Chaos, defiance, pirates and unicorns
January 21, 2021 by 6 Comments
On the decisive day of an enthralling test, E. Regnans was happy just to take it all in. (A lovely expression of the joy of cricket watching – Ed).
Almanac (Sports) History: It all happened on January 21 (with a bit of music thrown in)
January 21, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Some big names feature in memorable sporting moments that happened on January 21; a couple Poms display a sense of fun; and it wouldn’t be The Almanac if it didn’t feature a bit of music!
Australia v India: Has Australia lost its way?
January 20, 2021 by 7 Comments
The series is done. Now it’s time for the post-mortems. Who better to deliver one than ‘Citrus’ Bob Utber, who reported on every day of this series for the Almanac.
Almanac Cricket: What is happening with fourth innings in Australia?
January 20, 2021 by 17 Comments
Prompted by a tweet from an English statistician, John Butler examines an interesting trend in fourth innings in Australian tests.
Pub Review: Mount Mary
January 20, 2021 by 13 Comments
‘As we all know life is better with goat’. Mickey Randall offers another classic pub review.
Australia v India – The Gabba Test: A scene for history to be changed for the better
January 20, 2021 by 2 Comments
Sean Mortell recaps a fascinating Fourth Test in Briabane.
Australia v India – Fourth Test, Day 5: Incredible India are fantastic (and a win for cricket)
January 19, 2021 by 15 Comments
‘Citrus’ Bob Utber completes his coverage of the Australia v India series having witnessed history being made at the Gabba.
Almanac Music: Mixed memories in music
January 19, 2021 by 4 Comments
Following his death earlier this week, just how do we go about dealing with the dichotomy that was Phil Spector?
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