by Ken Piesse | Oct 15, 2017 | News
In a last over thriller, the ACS Over 60s were downed by a gallant Bayside at the East Malvern-Tooronga Cricket Ground in round 2 of Veteran’s Cricket. A brave decision by captain Stuart Stockdale to swing the looping leggies of Ken Piesse around into the wind...
by Ken Piesse | Oct 9, 2017 | News
It a classic start to the new season, cricket was the winner as the ACS Over 60s lads tied their opening fixture against Koo Wee Rup at Officer. With the scores level and just two balls to go, Denis Gibson took a valiant catch running back at square leg. The bowler...
by Ken Piesse | Sep 21, 2017 | News
REVIEWING: Feeling is the thing that happens in 1000th of a second: a season of cricket photographer Patrick Eagar by Christian Ryan (Riverrun/Hachette, London, 2017)…. for all its delightful myriads and laneways of opinion, cricket still has its indisputables....
by Ken Piesse | Sep 12, 2017 | News
Prominent cricket writer, ACS president KEN PIESSE meets the daughter of old Bodyliner Len Darling… In an era when multi-gifted sportsmen happily excelled summer and winter, Len Darling was among the most celebrated Melburnians of all. An...
by Ken Piesse | Jul 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Melbourne Cricket Club has admitted its foundation date is still a work in progress in an article in its official members magazine, The Yorker. After Pavilion’s 2015-2016 edition highlighted research that showed the MCC foundation date is not set in stone, the...