Australia v India – First Test, Day 1: From the committee lounge

December 18, 2020 by 6 Comments

Bernard Whimpress had a jolly good day at the cricket with some luminaries of South Australian sport.

Almanac Book Review: ‘George Giffen – A Biography’: A sumptuous story of a cricketing life

December 8, 2020 by 5 Comments

Roy Hay reviews ‘George Giffen: A Biography’ by Bernard Whimpress; a sumptuous story of a cricketing life.

Book Launch: ‘George Giffen – a biography’ by Bernard Whimpress

December 3, 2020 by 3 Comments

Join author Bernard Whimpress on December 8 to celebrate the launch of his latest biography on Australian sporting wonder George Giffen.

Almanac (Cricket) Books: ‘George Giffen – A Biography’ extract

November 18, 2020 by 1 Comment

Bernard Whimpress has provided an excerpt from his newest book,’Beorge Giffen: A Biography’

Almanac (Cricket) Books: ‘George Giffen – A Biography’ by Bernard Whimpress

November 18, 2020 by 8 Comments

Historian Bernard Whimpress introduces his recently-released biography of the great nineteenth century South Australian and Australian cricketer (and more than handy footballer) George Giffen.