West Indies

RITV Summer series: Abbreviated ODI at Adelaide Oval

November 14, 2024 by Russel Hansen 4 Comments

RITV introduces his Summer Series with memories of his first experience of Test cricket at the Gabba in 1979.

Almanac Cricket: West Indies – a win for the ages.

February 3, 2024 by Liam McCullagh 5 Comments

Liam McCullagh is the Australian Cricket Society Scholar for 2024. He had some pretty good material to work with for his first piece. [Welcome Liam – Ed]

Almanac Cricket (History/Trivia): Thank goodness, we’re not alone anymore

March 2, 2023 by Ian Hauser 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: The West Indies and the forlorn hope

December 19, 2022 by ironmike20 8 Comments

After a blink and you’d miss it loss to Australia, Matt Watson looks back at the origins of the West Indies cricket side, their historic highs and steady downturn.

‘A (slight) brush with fame…’ by KB Hill

April 7, 2022 by Almanac Admin 1 Comment

KB Hill recounts his encounters with Wes Hall – as a boy at the MCG, later on as a batsman in a country tour match, and then at the time Hall was the Windies’ Tour Manager.

Almanac Cricket- West Indies v Australia T20 Series Review: Crunched in the Caribbean

July 18, 2021 by Luke Reynolds 7 Comments

Missing some star players, it was a miserable T20 series against the West Indies for the Aussies as Luke Reynolds reports in his review of the series.

Almanac Sport: All in a day – calypso cricket, Les Bleus rugby and Dream Team hoops

July 14, 2021 by Wayne Ball Leave a Comment

Wayne Ball watches on as Australia resumes rivalries with international sporting opponents in cricket, rugby and basketball. He realises just how diminished the powerhouses of his youth are in 2021.

Almanac Cricket: England v West Indies – First Test Review

July 15, 2020 by Luke Reynolds 4 Comments

Luke Reynolds is pleased Test cricket is back and reviews the 1st Test between England and the West Indies at The Rose Bowl in Southampton. The rain delay provoked some powerful and confronting TV discussion about Black Lives Matter from Michael Holding striking a chord with Luke.

Almanac Cricket: Sir Everton Weekes – a tribute

July 3, 2020 by Trebor9994 10 Comments

Bob Utber is one of the lucky few who got to watch the West Indies’ three W’s tour Australia in 1951-52. Although the late Sir Everton Weekes may not have flourished down under, he still left his mark on Aussie crowds.

Almanac Cricket – Vale Sir Everton Weekes, the last of ‘The Three Ws’

July 2, 2020 by Almanac Admin 3 Comments

The Footy Almanac pays tribute to Sir Everton Weeks, a giant of West Indian cricket, who has died aged 95.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: Semi-finalists have been decided, but where do things go from here?

March 4, 2020 by Liam Hauser 2 Comments

The semi finalists for the T20 World Cup are finalised. But will rain spoil the party? Liam Hauser recaps the final few games of the group matches.

Almanac History – November 27 is quite a day in the calendar of sport and music

November 27, 2019 by Almanac Admin 4 Comments

The Almanac takes you down Memory Lane to see what happened in the worlds of cricket and rock music on this date. It’s a journey from bright lights to mayhem.

2019 Cricket World Cup – Australia v West Indies: Restoking old rivalries

June 11, 2019 by Sean Mortell Leave a Comment

Sean Mortell reviews Australia’s last gasp win in their second match of the 2019 cricket World Cup against the dangerous West Indies.

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers: Scotland Denied

March 22, 2018 by Neil Drysdale 3 Comments

For the winner of last night’s ICC World Cup Qualifier between Scotland and the West Indies, the prize was a spot in the 2019 World Cup. The Scots fell heartbreakingly short, losing by 5 runs. Neil Drysdale, our man in Scotland, reports on the game.

MythBusters: Cricket Edition

April 20, 2017 by Peter Zitterschlager 6 Comments

Do you really get a Baggy Green with your New South Wales Blues Cap? Punxsutawney Pete, with the help of the Mythbusters team, delves deeper into some cricket myths.