Almanac Cricket – NZ v Aust, Second Test, Day Three: Aotearoa Dispatches

March 11, 2024 by 1 Comment

Could the Kiwis do the improbable? Australia looked on the ropes as Dennis Gedling watched on from Christchurch.

Almanac Cricket – NZ v Aust, First Test, Day 4: Aotearoa Dispatches

March 4, 2024 by 3 Comments

All wrapped up with a day in hand, Dennis Gedling recounts the tail of the Test, beers with the boys and an extra sporting highlight.

Ceaselessly dancing

December 2, 2019 by 2 Comments

Two teams infamous as purveyors of underachievement, St Kilda Saints and the New Zealand Blackcaps, have played big parts in Ed Carmine’s sporting life – he shares his personal reactions to their Pyrrhic non-victories in 2010 and 2019.

Cricket the Winner

February 26, 2016 by 11 Comments

Watching Cricket at The Basin Reserve reconnected Bernard Whimpress with the sport.

Australia v New Zealand – Adelaide Test Day 2: Fritzy’s honoured

November 29, 2015 by 22 Comments

Citrus Bob and his wallet attended both Eric Freeman’s book launch and day two of the test.

ICC World Cup, Semi Final-New Zealand v South Africa

March 25, 2015 by 15 Comments

Tuesday night’s 2015 ICC World Cup semi final at Eden Park will be remembered as one of the all-time greats. The home side under enormous pressure to deliver, the South Africans desperate to progress beyond the semi final stage. A great report from Luke Reynolds

ICC World Cup 2015 – New Zealand v Scotland: Thinking of My ‘Home Country’

February 17, 2015 by 4 Comments

Yoshi reports on todays ICC World Cup pool match between New Zealand v Scotland from the Shaky Isles. [Having a crack. Lovely to see – Ed]

Blackcaps for Boxing Day

February 12, 2015 by 17 Comments

Looking ahead to next summer’s cricket fixturing, Pomborneit CC’s finest – Luke Reynolds – presents the case for the Windies to be relegated to support act, and for the Kiwis to be promoted to the big stage on Boxing Day.

First Test – West Indies v New Zealand

June 17, 2014 by 15 Comments

Pomborneit Cricket Club’s Luke Reynolds burns the midnight oil to keep us well-informed of the first Test between the Windies and New Zealand.