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A NAME TO REMEMBER
By Lorenzo Di-Mauro Hayes, ACS Journalism Scholar (mentored by The Footy Almanac‘s John Harms). On the eve of the 2025-26 season, LORENZO DI-MAURO HAYES spoke with Victoria’s rising young champion Campbell Kellaway Remember the name Campbell...
West Indies v Australia
By Lorenzo Di-Mauro Hayes, ACS Journalism Scholar (mentored by The Footy Almanac‘s John Harms). If what we wanted from the Australian-West Indies Test series was a little more confidence going into the Ashes series this summer, then it wasn’t much of a success. That...
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Notice of Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting is to be held at William Angliss Restaurant, 550 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne on Thursday, August 28th, at 10.30 am. (Prior to our Neil Balme Footy Finals Event.) Business:...
Footy Almanac Lunch – Kelvin Templeton
Our friends at the Footy Almanac have a lunch coming up on Friday 25 July, and welcome ACS members. Malarkey Publications invite you to another fine Footy Almanac Lunch, this one featuring champion footballer, Brownlow Medallist and author, Kelvin Templeton - to be...
Sun shines on Proteas – South Africa win WTC Final
By Lorenzo Di-Mauro Hayes, ACS Journalism Scholar (mentored by The Footy Almanac‘s John Harms). The South African men’s cricket team has waited for this moment for a very long time. The wait doesn’t just include the two-year cycle of the World Test Championship. It...
Australian Deaf Cricket Team tours India
By Lorenzo Di-Mauro Hayes, incoming ACS Journalism Scholar (mentored by The Footy Almanac‘s John Harms). Earlier this year, the Australian deaf cricket team travelled to India for an historic tour. It is a great story of cricket lovers finding a way, despite their...
Shining Sheffield Shield Final
By Lorenzo Di-Mauro Hayes, incoming ACS Journalism Scholar (mentored by The Footy Almanac‘s John Harms). At 3/28 early on the fourth day, South Australia looked far from favourites to lift the Sheffield Shield later in the day. With the bowlers having the upper hand...
Australian-Sri Lankan Series Review
By Lorenzo Di-Mauro Hayes, incoming ACS Journalism Scholar (mentored by The Footy Almanac‘s John Harms). While never the most celebrated rivalry, the Australian-Sri Lankan series is one that has happened on a regular basis for the last few decades....
The summer of 2013-14 by Lorenzo Di-Mauro Hayes
By Lorenzo Di-Mauro Hayes, incoming ACS Journalism Scholar (mentored by The Footy Almanac‘s John Harms). The summer of 2013-14 wasn’t the first summer where I watched cricket, but it was the one where I fell in love with the sport and this makes sense. I was eight...
Women’s Test Breakfast
by Pam Payne, ACS member and former Committee member On the morning of Day 2 of the Women’s Ashes Test at the MCG, sixty guests were treated to a delicious brunch while listening to three inspirational women sharing their cricketing experiences: two of the fastest...
Australia clinches 3-1 series victory against India
By Liam McCullagh ACS Journalism Scholar (mentored by The Footy Almanac‘s John Harms). In one of the most watched and attended Test series of all-time, it was fitting that on the final day, the series was still in the balance. Despite starring...
Boxing Day Dinner with Darren Lehmann
by Keiran Croker Bollywood dancers from ABCD welcomed guests as they arrived at Kooyong. Then former International player and Australian coach, Darren Lehmann joined us for dinner fresh from his duties as an ABC Radio specialist commentator after day two of...