Almanac (Cricket) Reflection: Taking the kid to the Test

Taking his 7 year old son to his first Test match at Manuka reminded Edward P. Olsen of his own experiences of his first Test match. And, the speed of parenthood is also brought clearly home to him as he reflected. Beautiful piece.

Never give up the chase for a baggy green!

Another great yarn from Craig Dodson who can now proudly say he has donned the famous baggy green! Here is his story.

Almanac Cricket: Out-of-the-blue national selections

Recently Siddhartha Vaidyanathan from Cricinfo asked if I would contribute to a piece on out-of-the-blue national selections. I chose Peter ‘Who’ Taylor.

Footy Almanac rejection – a writing career in crisis

da mcdonnell senses a stitch-up in the removal of his work from the Almanac website.

Australian Cricket’s Unwanted: Square Pegs in Round Holes

Who are the cricketers who have just missed out on est selection? Demonymic reminds us of some outstanding players who never got a chance.