Almanac Cricket: 2016 Mullagh-Wills Oration

December 18, 2016 by 3 Comments

John Holmes was one of the guests at the recent Mullagh-Wills Oration at the MCG. He reflects on what was an excellent event.

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Almanac Cricket: Russell Jackson’s profile of Sam Almaliki, protector of community cricket (from The Guardian)

November 9, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Russell Jackson’s profile of Sam Almiliki, community engagement exec at Cricket Australia, is well worth a read. It first appeared in the Guardian where Russ is the sports editor.

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Tom Wills Grave Restoration: A New Beginning

September 19, 2016 by 20 Comments

Tom Wills Grave has finally been restored. Phil Dimitriadis thanks the key people involved in this grand project and those that helped with financial support in a touching tribute. [The work of Phil in this project is not to be neglected, cheers to you Phil – Ed]

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