Neville Turner was an extraordinary person who had an extraordinary impact on the Australian Cricket Society during his term as President (1998~99 until 2000~01. Neville was a regular in the outer at first-class games at the MCG (and most other grounds in Australia and around the world). He sat with a regular group of cricket […]
Great to back at Jubilee Park, home of the mighty #frankstonHeat on Sunday. Gippsland’s Ray Smith (ex South Melbourne) again made runs against us, Peter Anton was a most impressive debutant for the Goannas, while Kevin Lanigan batted and bowled with all his old assurity.
ACS scholarship recipient Tess Flintoff has just completed a successful Under 15 National Championships as captain of the Vic Metro team.
Vanuatu can be a stunning South Pacific base for cricket, says ACS president KEN PIESSE
One of our many interstate members, Greg Morrissey hails from Parkes in country NSW and was recently honoured with an OAM for his services to junior cricket.
Keith Carr isn’t an ACS member, yet, but we couldn’t let the occasion of his 1000th cricket match go without some recognition.
LIFE begins at 70 for country boy Ian Gibson, who has been chosen to open the batting for the Victorian Over 70s team at next week’s national Over 70s carnival in Adelaide.
ACS Over 60s captain Peter Robertson has called ‘for more professionalism, more composure, more focus, more everything’ approaching next Sunday’s big game against Mornington Peninsula Over 60s at Grayden’s Rd. Despite leading ACS to an emphatic 50 run win against Richmond Union on Sunday, Robertson called the players into a circle immediately afterwards, reviving memories […]
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 paid off with two wickets falling from consecutive balls […]
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.
After retiring from a career as one of the world’s best cricketers, Ricky has now joined the board of the Ponting Foundation. Off the field, since 2002 Ricky and his wife Rianna have raised in excess of $10 million to help young Australians and their families beat cancer. In 2008 Ricky and Rianna established the Ponting Foundation to provide focus to their fundraising efforts.
In 2012 Ricky was appointed as an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AO); not only for his extraordinary cricketing achievements, but also for his distinguished service to the community through the establishment of the Ponting Foundation.
We are honoured to have Ricky as our patron with the Australian Cricket Society
