Reviewing ‘Redtails in the Sunset: The untold story of the Central Australian Football Club’ by Darren Moncrieff brought back many memories for Barry Nicholls of his time working in Alice Springs as he recalls in the review.
Almanac Book Reviews: ‘Cricket World Cup: A Celebration of the ODI and T20 Games’ by Liam Hauser
‘Cricket World Cup: A Celebration of the ODI and T20 Games’ by Liam Hauser is a comprehensive and appealing account of the development of ODI and T20 cricket and is reviewed by Barry Nicholls,
Almanac Events: An evening with Barry Nicholls at the Payneham Cricket Club.
The Payneham Cricket Club invites the Footy Almanac community to an evening with Barry Nicholls discussing his sporting career and the books he has written. It’s on Thursday, 6 November.
Almanac Events: ‘Playing to Win – Australia and the 1972 Ashes’ with Barry Nicholls and Ross Edwards
The Western Australian branch of The Footy Almanac have an upcoming event on Wednesday 20 August at the Wembley Hotel in Perth. The event will feature author Barry Nicholls and former Test cricketer Ross Edwards in conversation discussing Barry’s new book ‘Playing to Win – Australia and the 1972 Ashes’. [This event will be a cracker! – Ed]
A coffee with … Malcolm ‘Rulebook’ Ashwood
Barry Nicholls continues his regular series with a slight twist – today it’s ‘A coffee with … Malcolm ‘Rulebook’ Ashwood and an insight into ‘Rulebooks’s’ life in the world of sport.
Almanac Book Reviews: ‘Harry Hodgetts: The flawed broker behind Don Bradman’s move to Adelaide’ by John Davis
Barry Nicholls reviews ‘Harry Hodgetts: The flawed broker behind Don Bradman’s move to Adelaide’ by John Davis. Barry provides a fascinating insight into the rise and fall of business man Harry Hodgetts and his role regarding the business and cricketing interests of Australia’s greatest batsman.
A Beer with … Kate Birrell
Barry Nicholls features a much loved member of the Footy Almanac family – Kate Birrell, in this instalment of ‘A Beer with … ‘.
A Beer with … Mickey Randall
Barry Nicholls continues his ‘A beer with …’ series featuring our sausage roll specialist, beer connoisseur, music and reading fan, and Almanacker favourite – Mickey Randall.
Almanac Books: Review – Book event for ‘Second Innings: On Men, Mental Health and Cricket’
Barry Nicholls recounts his recent event with Writing WA discussing his book, ‘Second Innings: On Men, Mental Health and Cricket’.
A beer with…Michael Sexton
Barry Nicholls continues his “A beer with…’ series. His guest on this occasion is prolific journalist and writer Michael Sexton.
Almanac Events – An Evening with Barry Nicholls: Men, mental health, and cricket
An evening with Barry Nicholls is coming up in Perth, WA, on Wednesday 5 June. This is an ideal opportunity for the Perth Footy Almanac community to participate in this event with Barry discussing issues related to men, mental health, and cricket.
A beer with … Bernard Whimpress
Author and Footy Almanac regular Bernard Whimpress is the subject of Barry Nicholls’ latest interview series, ‘A beer with …’.
A beer with…Yvette Wroby
Barry Nicholls continues his new ‘A beer with…’ column by chatting with Yvette Wroby, best known on these pages as an avid Saints’ supporter, a champion of women’s football, and long time supporter of The Footy Almanac.
Almanac Books: ‘Second Innings: on men, mental health and cricket’ by Barry Nicholls
Barry Nicholls provides a poignant insight into the writing of ‘Second Innings: men, mental health and cricket’.
Almanac (Cricket) Books: Wally Grout and Barry Jarman
In what is something of a coincidence books about Barry Jarman and Wally Grout have been published in recent weeks.
[This piece was first published in 2012.]
Women’s Footy Almanac 2017 – Yvette Wroby talks to Barry Nicholls
Yvette was a lively guest on Barry Nicholls’ WA Drive show on ABC Radio last week.
They spoke about the success of first season of the AFLW, the community atmosphere at the games, the background to the Women’s Footy Almanac and its recent launch.
You can listen to them here.
Almanac Cricket: Big Bash Parts One and Two
Hello, hello, he’s back again. Self confessed “stuffy cricket person” Les Everett reports on his first live BBL encounter, with some musical advice to the organisers. Did you miss him (yeah)?
110% Episode 1
Check out Barry Nicholls’ (ABC presenter from WA) new show, 110%. http://blogs.abc.net.au/grandstand/2012/02/110-with-barry-nicholls-.html Barry looks forward to contacting quite a few Almanac contributors in the months to come.
Ashes Dreaming
by Barry Nicholls Chapter One: The beginning the 1970s The year is 1975 or thereaboust. Life is full of big smiles sunburnt faces, freckles and crooked teeth. Television is transforming from black and white to colour. Suddenly studio sets and sporting fields are alive with a rainbow of colours. Sprinklers click away each morning, [Read more]
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