ACS glorious in defeat

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...

Supremo Hammet triumphs again

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...

THE BRADMAN OF PHOTOGRAPHERS

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....

Pull on the creams for the ACS

ACS cricketers look forward to another great season of cricket in 2017-18 playing 28 games in all. Our Wandering X1 plays on some of the loveliest grounds in the cricketing world including games against the MCC 29ers, the Lords Taverners, and the Suma Park Bellarinas....

Sheffield Shield Luncheon with Andrew “Ronnie” McDonald

Our guest of honour, Bushrangers head coach Andrew ‘Ronnie’ McDonald had a distinguished decade as a player highlighted by silverware with the Vics and four Tests for Australia.  A genuine all-rounder, he was a pivotal player in Victoria’s run of silverware under Greg...

Bodyline Daughter

  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...