Lachie Murray continues our series from The Parade College Writing Workshop. He shares his experiences of how cricket is important to his family.
The Parade College Writing Workshop: Things that are important to our family
November 13, 2019 by 1 Comment
The Ten Commandments of BBL cricket
January 25, 2016 by 12 Comments
Dave Brown leads the BBL05 tabernacle choir as he summarises the season in 10 lessons
Almanac Cricket: BBL Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars (what a wicket)
January 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment
It’s a Happy New Year from Yoshi, who writes of a happy new sports experience.
Overpaid, oversexed and over here
January 8, 2016 by 4 Comments
Diggers fought the Battle of Brisbane in WW2 to defend Australian women from “overpaid, oversexed and over here” GI’s. Peter Baulderstone reckons it’s time to get down to Etihad and continue the tradition.
Four reasons why South Australians and Tasmanians (and probably Western Australians) were annoyed by the MCG BBL crowd
January 4, 2016 by 16 Comments
To great fanfare, Victorian media declared the Stars v Renegades crowd of 80,000 the incontrovertible victory of Big Bash League in the Australian community. Dave Brown on why Sandgropers, Croweater and Taswegians were less than impressed.
NYE in Adelaide Oval’s Bay 127
January 1, 2016 by 20 Comments
Mickey Randall and family are back in Adelaide this New Year’s Eve; home of the curiously named Adelaide Strikers. [Rich harvest of observations and memories – Ed].
Almanac Cricket: The BBL and Test Cricket
December 27, 2015 by 7 Comments
The voice of youth as Paddy Grindlay reflects upon the lessons to be drawn from the summer of cricket thus far and argues for more day/night tests please, Cricket Australia
A Night At the Big Bash
January 23, 2014 by 15 Comments
Luke Reynolds took his kids to the MCG to see their first 20-20 game together. The fireworks shone brighter than the Stars.
Big Bash : Stars demolish Strikers
January 11, 2014 by 3 Comments
Brilliant photos from Peter Argent and bowling from the Melbourne Stars. The Adelaide Strikers were inept. Phil Hughes has “technical issues” (who knew?) And Rulebook’s love child Callum Ferguson can’t even get a game.
Cricket: What is our priority?
July 24, 2013 by 15 Comments
The T20 tail is wagging the cricketing dog, but what shape is the 20-over format in, asks Luke Reynolds.
Sport as Entertainment – 5: Case Studies
Stainless has argued the trend of major sport is becoming predominantly a form of mass entertainment, and in this article he takes cricket and soccer – and analyses how each has changed in Australia in line with these trends.