Ernie Toshack – Member of Bradman’s Invincible Side
Ernie Toshack was the son of a stationmaster, born in New South Wales on December 8, 1914. He was orphaned when a boy, eventually cared for by his relatives in Lyndhurst and played his early cricket and rugby league...
Greg Matthews – A Dashing Australian All Rounder
Gregory Matthews, also known as Greg Matthews, was a former Australian cricket all-rounder who played for New South Wales and the Australian cricket team in the 1980s and 1990s. He was known for his dashing batsmanship and his growing...
Tied Matches in the History of Test Cricket
More than 2000 Test matches had played in the 141-year history of cricket. Only two Tied Matches in the History of Test Cricket so far. The two incredible matches were played by the Australian team against two different teams....
When David Hookes Smashed a 34 Ball Century
Recalling the days, when David Hookes Smashed a 34 Ball Century in Domestic Cricket. Shaun Graf was at the Adelaide Oval when David Hookes clattered a hundred of 34 balls. This was the fastest century in the history of...
Keith Miller – Prehensile and Acrobatic Character
The Test Match series which begins this week between South Africa and Australia may give Keith Miller the chance to show whether he is a star or a meteor. This New South Wales cricketer and athlete, now at the...
Michael Slater – A Swashbuckling Opening Batsman
Michael Jonathon Slater was born on 21 February 1970 in New South Wales. The right-hander from the New South Wales country town of Wagga Wagga cracked 14 Test centuries before being replaced on the eve of the fifth Ashes...
Bill Brown – The Member of Bradman’s Invincible Team
'Invincible' Bill Brown one of the last of the famous Australian Invincible side of 1948, died on March 16, 2008, at the age of 95 in a nursing home in Brisbane. Former Australian Test captain Steve Waugh led the...
Norman O’Neill – The Prince of Australian Batting
Norman O'Neill is one of the princes of Australian batting in the post-war era, who died at the age of 71 on March 3, 2008. O'Neill was a dashing middle-order batsman whose 42-Test career reached its zenith when he...
Barry Shepherd – Powerful Left Handed Batsman
A powerful left-handed batsman, Barry Shepherd was also an outstanding player for Western Australia over the 11 years period between 1955-56 and 1965-66. Before retiring at the age of 28 to pursue a career in the finance industry, he...
Sir Donald Bradman – Greatest Cricketer of All Time
This article was published at the death of Sir Donald Bradman in 2001. The greatest Australian cricketer of all time, and in the eyes of many the greatest cricketer from any country, has died at the age of 92....