by Australian Cricket Society | Jan 29, 2023 | Journalism Scholarship, News
by Sam Coulson The West Indies flew to Australia for the second time in a matter of months following their “fall from grace” exit from the T20 World Cup in October, failing to make the final group playoffs. The once fearsome T20 side was in ruins, with head coach Phil...
by Australian Cricket Society | Dec 1, 2022 | Journalism Scholarship, News
by ACS Literary Scholar Sam Coulson From the little kid adored by his grandmother to the international superstar honoured by billions. Sultan is a story about the life of legendary cricket champion, Wasim Akram. The Australian Cricket Society had the privilege of...
by Australian Cricket Society | Aug 8, 2022 | Journalism Scholarship, News
by Literary Scholar Sam Coulson It was a day to celebrate the often-unsung heroes of a cricket team – the wicketkeepers. On Friday, July 15th , members and guests of the Australian Cricket Society [ACS] gathered at the Kelvin Club to listen to past wicket keepers tell...
by Australian Cricket Society | May 4, 2022 | Journalism Scholarship, News
By Sam Coulson, our ACS Literary Scholar Our own Ken Piesse describes David Long as “a powerhouse in two camps” – at Elsternwick, where he is vice-president and at the Australian Cricket Society where he is Head of Cricket. “Longy” grew up in Ashwood and loves...
by Australian Cricket Society | Mar 18, 2022 | Journalism Scholarship, News
By Sam Coulson, The ACS’s 2022 Literary Scholar On the 5th of March 2022, I was awoken by rapid fire messages from my father and brother. Immediately I knew something was wrong, then after I opened my phone, I just did not believe it. Shane Warne passed away aged...
by Australian Cricket Society | Mar 15, 2022 | Journalism Scholarship, News
By Sam Coulson, the ACS’s latest Literary Scholar On 4 March, the Australian Cricket Society had a luncheon to celebrate Ken Piesse’s book Fifteen Minutes of Fame, Australia’s 70 One-Test Wonders. We had the pleasure of sharing the afternoon with many ACS guests as...
