by Australian Cricket Society | Nov 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Late last week we heard of the passing of Geoff Minster who was a wonderful servant and great contributor to the Australian Cricket Society . Geoff served two stints on the ACS committee from 2000 – 2010, first as merchandise officer during Richard Elvins term...
by Australian Cricket Society | Oct 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Our intrepid Wandering XI starts its 2016-17 campaign on Sunday at the home of the Kingston Hawthorn Hawks: the Walter Galt Oval in Parkdale. Our squad is as follows: Semertzidis (captain), Anderson, Clinnick, Corney, Stockdale, Piesse, Taylor, Browning, M Delaney, V...
by Australian Cricket Society | Oct 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Our ACS new season launch coincided with buckets of rain outside but it didn’t dampen spirits as Gideon Haigh spoke of the summer ahead and launched his latest book, ‘Stroke of Genius’, an iconography of the one and only Victor Trumper.Haigh said the cover...
by Australian Cricket Society | Oct 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Reigning Richard Elvins Medallist Peter Robertson all but lifted the Australian Cricket Society to an epic win in its opening round match against the Mornington Peninsula at Elsternwick Park on Sunday. Having competed earlier in a 50km bike race from Frankston and...
by Australian Cricket Society | Oct 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Australian Cricket Society’s intrepid Over 60s team made it two from two at the weekend…. defeats that it — despite a highly promising debut from bowling allrounder Neil ‘Donut’ Smith against the men from Gippsland. Smith, from the Kingston Saints, dismissed...
by Australian Cricket Society | Sep 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Most Australian Test players do things a certain way. Get into the Australian cricket pathway early. Go to the Academy. Win favour with senior players. Think long-term about your career at a young age. Think first of attack, and leave defence as a last resort. Do...
