Today's Tale

26/12/2024

Back row: Greg Horner, Tony Clark, Nick Howard, Kevin Tuite, Geoff Barron, Nigel Brookes, David Givney, Rodney Davison.Front row: Darrell Mann, Mark chapman, Paul Bourke, John Dyson, Steve Rixon, Justin Kennt, Phil Weatherall. At the end of the 1987-88 season, Steve Rixon announced his retirement fr...

22/12/2024

It is absolutely okay—essential, even—to coach young players on the value of a solid technique. It’s okay to teach them the importance of batting time and how this skill lays the foundation for scoring big hundreds.It’s okay to emphasize patience—to encourage them not to feel pressured int...

21/12/2024

Liam Blackford is a very promising wicket keeper batter who has played for the Australia Under 19s team and made his first-grade debut for Geelong during the 2020-21 season at the age of 16.Here’s our quick pocket profile with Liam. What year were you born?2004If you can share with our readers how...

20/12/2024

Jason PenroseBusiness Owner Sydney, Australia 16 Likes 10 Followers last year NSW Under 19 Cricket team 1985-86 Back Row - John Wilson (Manager), Richard Fry, Jamie Bray, Paul Stepto, Scott Hookey, Andrew Martyr, Darren Mitchell, Ted Cotton (Coach) Front Row - Phil Weatherall, Jason Penrose, Neil Ma...

11/12/2024

Paul RyanFounder Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 497 Likes 513 Followers If Jack Edwards can convert 20s and 30s into hundreds and average 40 plus in Sheffield Shield cricket he could become a valuable no 6 or 7 in the test team. Genuine swing bowling allrounder and still only 24 - but please Jac...

25/11/2024

Chin Music takes you behind the scenes for a fan's eye view of the upcoming Australian summer of cricket.After getting to the bottom of the infamous Spotify laptop mystery, Tom & Mo dissect the build-up to the first test, the Sheffield Shield season to date (including how to decipher the table) and....

20/11/2024

It was blockbuster news when the then-exiled test stars David Warner and Steve Smith returned to Sydney Grade Cricket amid their 12-month ban for “sandpaper gate” in Cape Town.On this particular day, David Warner turned up to a postcard-perfect North Sydney Oval to take on a UTS North Sydney sid...

13/11/2024

Some terrific and varied feedback about the fastest bowlers people have faced in a game of cricket?

CricConnect Fans Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 174 Likes 257 Followers Who is the fastest bowler you’ve ever faced in a game of cricket? () Comment () Write Answer Share 4 days ago Responses Alex Murphy 4 days ago 1.Doug Bollinger 2. Mark Cameron3. Aaron Bird () Comment () Share Contact crick...

31/10/2024

Our first Grade side promoting major sponsor The Communications Depot in September 1995.Standing L to R: Ross Trewartha, Geoff Tucker, Richard Fry, Rowley Alexander (c), Paul HoffmanSitting/kneeling L to R: Michael Bevan, Craig Glassock, David Ford, Shawn Bradstreet, Glenn Evans, Mark Taylor

29/10/2024

I read with great interest the following quotes from George Bailey as the Chief of the Australian Cricket selectors in the Sydney Morning Herald today.Here’s a link to the articleBailey was also open in calling for more Australian players to develop as left-arm spinners, after New Zealand’s Mitc...

28/10/2024

David Nankervis Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3 Likes 0 Followers David Nankervis - my best captain The best captain I played with was Matthew Mott at Frankston Peninsula Cricket Club in Victorian Premier Cricket He is a great guy; a pretty relaxed down to earth Queenslander and he knew how to conn...

20/10/2024

Cricket is a physically demanding game between bat and ball, but it’s much more than just physical endurance. With games often lasting longer than most sports, cricket is also a mental challenge. Australian cricket legend Dennis Lillee once reportedly said, Cricket is 10% skill and 90% mental.Toda...

15/10/2024

It’s AFL draft season, and the father-son rule has been getting a bit of attention. This rule, introduced in 1954, gives AFL clubs priority access to the sons of former players, helping to maintain the rich tradition of fathers and sons in the game.Cricket, of course, doesn’t have a similar rule...

07/10/2024

Such a great cricket story

Barmera Cricket Club, a proud family club from the Riverland region of South Australia, was founded in the 1920s and unfortunately folded in the early 2000s.After listening to his dad and his old teammates reminisce about the great experiences of playing for the Barmera Cricket Club, Kylan Beech was...

03/10/2024

In our series of conversations with South Australian Premier Cricket Clubs about the 2024-25 season we welcome Jeremy Appleton - head coach of Adelaide Cricket Club.We’re thrilled to have New Balance as the proud sponsor of our conversation with Adelaide Cricket Cricket Club.New Balance is one of ...

29/09/2024

In today’s conversation we want to find out about the changes Cricket Victoria has made to their junior pathways programs and joining us is Adam McNamara – the head of Junior Development at the Shane Warne Academy and St Kilda Cricket ClubFor over 40 years, Kingsgrove Sports has been the go-to n...

22/09/2024

Baxter HoltBusiness Owner Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2 Likes 0 Followers Someone asked me today about moments where I’ve shown resilience or faced hardships. Here’s what I shared: I’m entering my seventh year of professional cricket, living out the dream of my childhood self. It’s b...

16/09/2024

“Strepter! Great to see you!”I can still remember the look of pure pleasure as Richie Benaud once greeted his former team-mate, Frank Misson. I’d known that Frank was universally liked in the cricket world, and here was his test captain confirming it.And it wasn’t just pleasure in Richie’s...