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Alister Nicholson is one of the rising stars of sport broadcasting, knowledgable, laid-back and erudite. He has covered big sport around the world and in recent weeks has been one of the key commentators for the women’s popular Big Bash League. This is his first book....

ROLAND PERRY, Bodyline SeriesZoom presentation, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15Prominent Melbourne-based author Roland Perry is soon to publish his 37th book, Bradman vs Bodyline. It our privilege to have Roland as guest of honour in our upcoming Zoom Session on Friday, October 15...

We have been fortunate to have access to two Australian squad cricketers Sophie Molineux and Hannah Darlington next Thursday at 5 p.m. as the girls prepare for a set of internationals against India. The session is being run by  the Australian...

David McNamara, or ‘Big Mac’ as he likes to be known, has had an amazing cricketing journey to date, playing cricket all across the world. Tours to New Zealand, South Africa, Barbados and watching Ashes tours in England ‘Big Mac’ has experienced it all. Big Mac's...

From the peanut farm to Power House; that’s the motivating story of Jeff Scotland, one of the ACS’s champion south of the Yarra allrounders. The quaintly-named ‘peanut farm’ is the home base for St Kilda City, Jeff’s first junior club, which is adjacent to Luna Park,...

Dear ACS Playing Group As part of the celebrations for Don Bradman's birthday, we will be joined by ex-Test fast bowler the soldier-cricketer Tony Dell on Zoom tomorrow Friday, August 27 from 12 noon. Tony was to be in Melbourne alongside the Governor-General of...

Please note that the Annual General Meeting will now be held via ZOOM.  Details ware as follows: Zoom: Meeting ID:  879 1345 9525 Passcode:  366181 Time:11am AEST Friday 20th August You can download our Annual Report HERE.

Apologises everyone, our ACS Zoom event with ex-Test cricketer and author ASHLEY MALLETT has been changed from Friday lunchtime to Monday lunchtime from 12 noon. Ashley is indisposed all Friday but is available on Monday (August 9) He will talk  about his latest...

Few can ignite a cricket match with his astonishing clean hitting like the ACS’s own Peter Robertson. It may not be technically correct and it doesn't always come off, but when it does, cricket watching is fun. ‘Robbo’ is reconnecting full time with the Australian...

BY DONAL WILSON Victoria has a young cricketer in its squad capable of playing 100 Tests, according to head coach Chris Rogers. Speaking at the 53rd Australian Cricket Society annual dinner, Rogers spoke glowingly of Will Pucovski and others on Victoria’s...

THURSDAY NIGHT, JULY 1 Cricket's No.1 writer David Frith has kindly agreed to join us 'live' via Zoom on Thursday night, July 1 at the first Australian launch of his latest book, PADDINGTON BOY, which he has signed especially for us. Email me if you would...

By DONAL WILSON At just 17, Ella Hayward is impressing everywhere she plays, at the Melbourne Renegades and for Victoria in the Women’s National Cricket League. Winner of the Australian Cricket Society Steve Mason Young Female Cricketer of the Year award for 2021,...