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2019 Footy Luncheon – Gerard Healy
Friday, 15th March @Kooyong LTC (12noon) We are thrilled to have Fox footy commentator and expert Gerard Healy joining us on March 15, for what will be an unforgettable launch to the 2019. AFL season. Gerald is well known as the former Aspendale, Melbourne and Sydney...
Renegades Celebration – Marcus Harris
ACS/Taverners proudly present- Melbourne Renegades Celebration night Wednesday, 27 February 5.45 pm -7pm Dr Watson’s Bar (Sherlock Holmes inn) 415 Collins Street, Melbourne CBD Admission $25, includes a pint & finger food Our guest of honour is Victorian,...
Salute Billy Murdoch
Australia’s finest early captain – and certainly the most militant – Billy Murdoch was a cultured technician, quick on his feet and at his best, impossible to contain when set. Scorer of the first two double-centuries in Australian-first-class cricket, in 1881-82, he...
March 17: Wandering XI v Kew President’s XI
Our sixth and final Wandering XI game for the season is being played against the Kew President's XI st the Percy Treyvaud Memorial Park Chadstone Rd, Malvern East. Please confirm your available or wanting to play. Side confirmed but possible ground change we'll keep...
3/3 Wandering XI v Supreme Court XI ( Side Confirmed )
Wandering XI v Supreme Court, Waverley oval, 425 Waverley Rd, Malvern East VIC 3145 12.00 for 12.30am Start $25 Covers lunch, Balls + First Beer # - Has confirmed on new time for Sunday 1. Sam Ferguson (VC & Match Manager 0422 209 263) # 2 Ian B Gibson # 3...
Christmas with Harsha
Harsha Bhogle delighted at our 2018 Christmas dinner at Kooyong. He spoke passionately and most eloquently of the rise and rise of Indian cricket. Geoff Lemon proved the toast to cricket.
Poor Scheduling Pivotal
KEN PIESSE SAYS: Those in control of Australian cricket can blame only themselves for the loss of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, even before Friday’s Sydney Test. They were stood over and bullied by their Indian counterparts. Downgrading Brisbane to also-ran status — and...
Christmas with Harsha
A busy week coming up for us all with the great man coming down the Chimney in seven days time. After another big lunch, and either asleep on the couch or a game of backyard cricket we'll be on to the greatest day on the calendar other than the 25th and that's...
Paine the real deal
KEN PIESSE says Australia’s win in Perth is no one-off. Tim Paine’s team can go all the way and win the series from here. Australia’s cricket coach Justin Langer says Paine does not have a peer in the world when it comes to keeping wickets — and as a leader, his...
Hail a one-Test wonder
There have been more than 50 ‘one-Test wonders’ in the history of Australian cricket. KEN PIESSE pays tribute to one, Colin Guest, who died in mid December 2018 One ball, an outswinger to the run colossus Bobby Simpson changed the career path of broad-shouldered...
Harsha Bhogle : Christmas Test Dinner
Harsha Bhogle has been covering Indian cricket since his teen years working for All India Radio. Most Australians first heard his dulcet tones and impeccably spoken Indian English when the ABC engaged him to describe India’s matches during their 1991-92 tour here, and...
Three ACS lads honoured with Australian selection
This story by Ian B Gibson, one of our three national representatives. The recent tour to the UK was greatly enjoyed by the group of 18 Over 70 cricketers selected to represent Australia. What an honour, what a privilege, what an opportunity to play at “the home” of...