Scott Hunt, who was a practitioner of the art himself, explains his love of fast bowling, the appeal of its menace and the precision, particularly the ‘mad bastard fast bowlers’ who feature in the great game of cricket.
Almanac Cricket (Umpires): Mel Johnson – standing behind
February 12, 2025 by 8 Comments
Matt Watson recently caught up with former Test umpire Mel Johnson. What emerged was a tale of honesty, humility and admiration. (This is a corker! – Ed.)
Almanac Teams: Bangladesh, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe debuts
January 27, 2025 by 3 Comments
Rodney Boyd’s latest cricket Test debuts teams concern a melange of players from Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.
Almanac Teams: Test Debutants in India
January 13, 2025 by 2 Comments
After his jaunt around major Australian venues, Rodney Boyd turns his attention overseas for Test debuts – first stop, India.
Almanac Cricket: It must all be true, it was in the paper
January 6, 2025 by 1 Comment
Andrew Fraser introduces us to his four musketeers of ACT sports journalism, who all caught up at the SCG recently.
Almanac Cricket – Boxing Day Test, Day Five: A Great One.
January 1, 2025 by 12 Comments
Dips offers his take on the body types of various sportspeople as he recounts the last day of the Boxing Day Test.
Almanac Teams: Sydney Test Debuts
December 30, 2024 by 4 Comments
At the tail end of an enthralling Test series, Rodney Boyd has set his team-building sights on those who made their debuts at the storied SCG.
Almanac Teams: Debutants at the MCG
December 23, 2024 by 7 Comments
It’s one of the biggest events on the December calendar – Test cricket at the MCG. Rodney Boyd continues his teams of location-based debuts at this modern day colosseum of the southern hemisphere.
Almanac Cricket – Third Test: Six long wet days
December 22, 2024 by 2 Comments
Les Everett gives a potted summary of the Third Test which was always about the rain.
Almanac Teams: Test debutants at Perth
November 18, 2024 by 5 Comments
A couple of Test XIs from Rodney Boyd made up of players who first wore the creams at the top level in Perth.
Almanac Cricket: Can Test Cricket and T20s Co-exist?
July 30, 2024 by 2 Comments
One month on from the T20 World Cup, Liam McCullagh wonders whether Test cricket and T20 cricket can co-exist
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.
Almanac Teams: One Test Players
February 26, 2024 by 19 Comments
Rounding out his series of cricket-related teams for 2024, Rodney Boyd takes a deep dive into those who played just one Test for Australia – and some who played just the solitary match for other nations too.
Australia v West Indies 2024: First Test Adelaide – Day 1: A day of interesting cricket
January 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Citrus Bob Utber reports from the First Test between Australia and the West Indies in Adelaide where he witnessed a very interesting day of cricket.
Balcony Banter: Banter on the Balcony
January 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
You don’t go to the cricket just to watch the game. ‘Citrus’ Bob Utber goes to catch up with friends and acquaintances old and new. He wrote about it recently on ‘Balcony Banter’, the MCG Members blog.
Almanac (Cricket) Poetry: ‘These Baggy Greens’ by Patrik Klika Dempsey
July 20, 2023 by 2 Comments
The reputation of the Baggy Green has taken a battering during the current Ashes series. Prague-based journalist, philosopher and poet Patrik Klika Dempsey offers this reflection.
Almanac Cricket (History/Trivia): Thank goodness, we’re not alone anymore
March 2, 2023 by 5 Comments
New Zealand’s incredible win over England this week has adjusted the record books – and helped Australia avoid being ‘the only side to…’ It’s a funny old game.
Almanac Cricket: Two Test Team
January 16, 2023 by 6 Comments
Glen! gives a rundown of the men who have played cricket at the highest level for two different national sides. From Keppler Wessels to Mohammed Iftikhar Ali Khan Siddiqui Pataudi, there are several interesting stories within.
Almanac Cricket: Tests, T20s and that tall, slim bloke with the graphs and diagrams
Peter Crossing has a go at deciphering the state of the land’s premier summer sport through opposite ends – the traditional Test and the upstart T20, both under pressure at the moment for different reasons.