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Echuca Glory for the ACS
Echuca Over 60s Cricket Carnival, 17-21 March, 2024. by Peter Glenton and Dave Long. ACS won the Division 1 Championship at the Veterans Cricket Victoria Echuca Carnival. This was our fourth VCV Echuca Carnival, and a great success for ACS. This is a wonderful...
Bush Cricket at its Finest – Liam’s Match Review
West Warrion vs Deans Marsh Division Two Match Review By Liam McCullagh, incoming ACS Journalism Scholar (mentored by The Footy Almanac's John Harms). If you’ve ever wondered whether playing darts until 4:00am helps your cricket performance the next day, let me tell...
Sutherland stars in AUS v SA series
by Sam Coulson, former ACS Journalism Scholar Annabel Sutherland stunned the cricketing world a few weeks ago when she created history becoming the youngest Australian women to score a double century whilst also producing the fastest ever double ton across women’s...
West Indies win for the ages.
by our incoming Journalism Scholar, Liam McCullagh (mentored by John Harms, Footy Almanac) If ever there was a way to win-over Australian cricket fans, then that was it. Played with all the right gusto, spirit, and grit, intertwined with Caribbean flair, the West...
ACS Wandering XI gets to play at Walhalla
from Dave Long, Head of Cricket The ACS Wandering XI v Black-Bridge CC at Walhalla A beautiful morning allowed for a pleasant journey to the historic Walhalla village. Most of our intrepid players and supporters met in the township with 3, Ian Hammet, Daniel...
ACS interviews Jenny Thompson from Her World Cricket Tour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIxOm525_SI The ACS was fortunate enough to be able to interview Jenny Thompson, who has been journeying throughout the world, playing, writing and enjoying cricket. She's visited 40 odd countries and has some amazing stories - who...
SON OF GRACE, Frank Worrell, a biography – KEN PIESSE Book Review
SON OF GRACE, Frank Worrell, a biography, Vaneisa Baklsh (published by Fairfield Books, UK, 328 pages, $65 posted from cricketbooks.com.au Frank Worrell would be dismayed at the disintegration of West Indian Test cricket. He’d also be totally cognizant of the pay...
Australia claim dominant 3-0 series win over Pakistan
by Kobe Jacobs, ACS Literary Scholar As another Australian Test summer reaches its second act, with the short Test series against the West Indies, it’s difficult not to commend the Aussie Test team for playing with such style and class. Throughout this three-match...
Australia spoil India’s party
by Kobe Jacobs, ACS Literary Scholar What Australia has achieved in this ODI World Cup confirms the force this team is within the white ball format. Not only did they defy the odds, but they defied them in a fashion not many thought this side could do. To beat...
Maxwell Madness leads Australia to another potential World Cup birth
by Kobe Jacobs, ACS Literary Scholar India looks like the team to beat in this year’s 2023 ODI tournament. The hosts do seem destined to lift the trophy this year, having been unbeaten so far. Their winning streak signifies the strength that Rohit Sharma has within...
Australia’s Tide Turning
by Kobe Jacobs, ACS Literary Scholar The ODI World Cup is one long tournament. And although the Australians didn’t have the best start to this current campaign in India, they have displayed a tremendous amount of fightback in their last two fixtures. Beating Sri Lanka...
ODI World Cup – India October 2023
by Kobe Jacobs, ACS Literary Scholar Given that Australia are statistically the most successful team to ever grace the One Day International scene, our expectations are for the very best from our boys each time they step onto the field. The Aussies couldn’t get the...