Almanac Cricket: Redders and Roger made me do it

December 1, 2024 by 9 Comments

Ian Redpath died this morning. Recently, new Almanac member Rob Cameron recalled fond memories of his cricket upbringing on the farm at Wurdi Bolac, the Ashes Series of 1978/79, and his true cricketing hero, Ian Redpath. [Welcome to the Almanac Rob! – ED]

Almanac Cricket: ‘The Summer of Barry’ – celebrating the golden season of 1970-71

October 29, 2020 by 14 Comments

Barry Richards was a prodigious scorer of runs. Unfortunately, we never saw the best of him at Test level, due to apartheid, but he had a glorious summer in South Australia in 1970-71. Michael Sexton has written a book about that season: ‘The Summer of Barry – South Australia 1970-71’.