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Almanac Cricket: Summers of Twin Delights 1977-1979

“The Establishment Boys” is a new book by Barry Nicholls in which he talks to players who represented Australia in Test matches in the shadows of World Series Cricket

Almanac Cricket: Pomborneit CC Weekly Wrap

It was a week of mixed results for the Pomborneit Cricket Club in all divisions in their previous round of matches but the annual ‘Bulls Ball’ was a great success.

Almanac Cricket: Across The Ditch

With the Australian men’s Test team on the verge of a two-match series in New Zealand, Glen! takes a look back at the 1973-74 tour.

Almanac Cricket: The Hunt For The Pomborneit East Pitch

Luke Reynolds takes us on a cricket history journey as he records his search for his ‘holy grail’ of old abandoned cricket pitches – the Pomborneit East cricket pitch. [Cracking read Luke! – Ed.]

Almanac Cricket: Pomborneit CC Weekly Wrap

Luke Reynolds provides all the latest from another big week at the Pomborneit Cricket Club. The Pombo Bulls are charging!

Almanac (Fiction) Cricket: Viv on milking the strike (Part 1)

Viv Tufnell, that cricketer from an alternate universe, is annoyed and frustrated when he realises why his partner is hogging the strike.

Almanac Cricket: West Indies – a win for the ages.

Liam McCullagh is the Australian Cricket Society Scholar for 2024. He had some pretty good material to work with for his first piece. [Welcome Liam – Ed]

Almanac Cricket: Pomborneit CC Weekly Wrap

All the results and news from the past week at the Pomborneit Cricket Club.

The Old Cricketer

Damian Balassone expresses the woes and remaining positive afflicting older sporting types in his poem ‘The Old Cricketer’.

Almanac Cricket: Pomborneit CC Weekly Wrap

The senior men’s teams were the only Pomborneit teams in action this past week. As usual, there were plenty of great individual performances to celebrate among the mixed results.

Almanac Cricket – Australia v West Indies: Tests played at The Gabba

The Second Test between Australia and West Indies begins later today at The Gabba. Revisit past games between these two teams at this historic ground.

Almanac Cricket: Pomborneit Claim Back to Back South West CA Twenty20 Titles

The Pomberneit Cricket Club continue their success with back to back wins in the South West CA Twenty20 Titles.

Almanac Teams: Cricketers who contributed in last Test before dropped/replaced

A new year and a new Rodney Boyd team – this time with a five day and creams flavour: cricketers who didn’t play the following match after putting in a more than decent shift

Almanac Cricket: The Test debut of Shamar Joseph

Shamar Joseph has made an outstanding debut in his Test Cricket career. Taking a wicket with his first ball, and together with his batting efforts suggests there is a long career ahead for him writes Michael Viljoen.

Almanac Cricket: Seeking solitude in my camping chair

Craig Dodson reflects upon the trials and tribulations of watching his son play in an U12 cricket carnival in Melbourne from the comfort of his camping chair.

Australia v West Indies 2024: First Test Adelaide – Day 1: A day of interesting cricket

Citrus Bob Utber reports from the First Test between Australia and the West Indies in Adelaide where he witnessed a very interesting day of cricket.

Almanac Cricket: Yabba – A witty barracker

Yabba was a legendary barracker, heckler renowned for his witticisms from The Hill at the SCG in the early 20thC. [With the Sydney Test taking place at the moment it is an opportune time to reprise the story of ‘Yabba’, published on the site a few years ago. -Ed]

Almanac Cricket: Boxing Day Test at the ‘G 50 years ago.

Ever wondered about the tradition of Test cricket played at the MCG on Boxing Day? Glen! provides an overview of its history.

Almanac Cricket: Lillee v Miandad

Ian Wilson remembers one of the more extraordinary encounters occurring on a Test cricket field – the confrontation between Dennis Lillee and Javed Miandad.

Almanac Country Cricket: The day Happy bowled Barrie

Peter Argent catches up with Eyre Peninsula sporting legend Des ‘Happy’ Pedler over a vanilla slice to talk about the Eyre Peninsula’s success in the SACA Country Cricket Championships and the day he got one through Barrie Robran.