With the dust from the footy season barely settled, Glen! turns his attention to cricket, especially cricketers of a medical nature.
Almanac (Country) Cricket: Wazza and Slats
Riverina correspondent Dan Hoban profiles living legend of Wagga cricket, Wazza Jones, who has coached his fair share of famous players.
Almanac Cricket – (The) Adelaide Oval Test XI: a backhand for (the) Don
Dave Brown continues his excellent series with the ‘Best Australian XI at Adelaide Oval’, both all-time and then solely against Pakistan. For balance, he also includes Pakistan’s best at the same venue.
Almanac Cricket – Gabba Test XI: the greatest performance in the greatest match
Dave Brown kicks off the Test season by selecting his best XIs for both Australia and Pakistan, based on performances at the ‘Gabba.
The Ashes 1989 – Second Test scrapbook
It’s amazing what you find when rummaging through things at home! ER found a scrapbook he’d produced of the 1989 Ashes Test series. Here is his record of the Second Test at Lord’s.
Adelaide Oval in the Eighties: Rodney Hogg, Adidas Romes and Mondo Rock
‘Our world was still wonderfully small, and for a few days every summer Adelaide Oval was at its centre.’ Mickey Randall revisits a well spent youth where heaven was a day out at the cricket for the lads from Kapunda.
‘Old Champ Shows Her Class…….’ – KB Hill
Michelle Hill may well be the greatest player in the history of the Wangaratta Lawn Tennis Club. KB Hill makes a compelling case in his latest portrait of a local sporting legend.
Almanac (Australian) Cricket: Beset by crisis because the system is spoiled
This is the regression we had to have. In ironmike20’s life, Australian cricket has suffered three great crises and rebounded. This crisis is self-inflicted, but a setback is an opportunity for a comeback. The Aussies have done it before and can do it again a passionate Mike claims.
Almanac Cricket: An Australian side from L
Glen! is on the (cricket) ball early today starting a run of themed cricket teams. He begins with a team of Ls to mark the debut of Marnus Labuschagne. One selection might send you scurrying to your Wisden.
Almanac Teams: The ultimate Adelaide Oval Ashes performers
Dave Brown lines up the best Ashes performances at Adelaide Oval. Who knew England had so many left arm finger spinners? And what is the correct number of Arthurs for an Australian team?
The Ten Commandments for average cricketers
His children having caught the cricket bug, Craig Dodson draws upon years of experience to dispense some wise advice on cricket, dating and life in general
Almanac Teams: The ultimate Gabba Ashes performers
Not so much a funny team as two extraordinary ones as Dave Brown picks two XIs based upon outstanding one-off performances at the Gabba
World wide travelling with Australian coaches
Glen! picks a team of Australian Test cricketers who have coached other nations. Can you think of any more?
Almanac Cricket – The best and worst* at the Gabba
In the lead up to the Gabba Test, Dave Brown looks at some of Australia’s good and not so good performers at the venue
The ‘Wagga Effect’
Craig Dodson throws down the gauntlet to Almanackers and sports fans alike: Is there a regional city in Australia with a better track record for producing elite sports talent than Wagga (Wagga)? Nominations welcome. [note JTH: includes reference to the time honoured Dunlop Volleys – Ed.]
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