Shane Warne – His Name Spells Magic
Shane Warne to his fans the one and only Warne. A cricketing icon in his country and across the world, a true inspiration to a generation of young cricketers; a revered figure in Australian cricket; and above all a...
Doug Walters – A World-class Batsman
Doug Walters had made hardly a run during the weeks leading up to the first Test and was not generally expected to make the Australian XI. When he failed in the first innings of the Test his prospects dimmed...
Bill Ponsford – A Champion Batsman Who Was Color Blind
ANY cricketers have had their names blazoned on posters after the event, but Bill Ponsford of Victoria is probably the only one in the history of the game to have his name on posters before the event. It happened...
Sir Leonard Hutton Views of 1953 Ashes Series
The 1953 Ashes Series was played in good spirit by two teams who were evenly balanced, but Australia had one very important advantage. They were loaded with confidence having had several years of continued success. The first Test at...
Dean Jones – Australian Prolific Runs Getter in 1990’s
Australian right-hand batsman Dean Jones was born on March 24, 1961, at Coburg. The Dean Mervyn Jones made his first-class debut for Victoria in 1981-82 season. At that time, he is the only Victorian cricketer who scored more than...
Kerry O’Keeffe – Expected To Be The Next Big Leg-Spinning Star in 1970’s
THE SIGHT of Kerry O’Keeffe as one of Australia’s main bowlers in England signifies more than this spinner’s personal comeback from two years out of Test cricket. In the crowds at Lord’s and Old Trafford were people who had...
Victor Trumper – The Super Star of Golden Age of Cricket
Australia has produced many great players for International cricket. Many of them are no more in this world, but their name is ever the part of cricket history due to their glorious services to the game. Among them is...
Peter Burge – Fantastic Wicket Keeper of 1950’s
Peter Burge played 42 Tests between 1954-55 and 1965-66, scoring 2,290 runs at 38.16 with four hundred. Upon his death is a great shock because he was a wonderful guy," said former Test team-mate and captain Bill Lawry. Peter...
Archie Jackson – A Graceful and Elegant batsman
New South Wales Had Archie Jackson, who wished him to live a longer life. He was born on September 05, 1909, in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. At the tragically young age of 23, Jackson died from tuberculosis, leaving only traces...
Adelaide in the 1960s – Most Relaxed and Peaceful City
Adelaide - As Henry Blofeld saw it in the late 1960s. Adelaide is the most relaxed and peaceful of the Australian cities I visited and yet it has about it a musty flavor of the past. The city center...