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LIVING THE DREAM EXCERPTS
KEN PIESSE’s just-published autobiography is a delightful mixture of fun, anecdotes and nostalgia, covering his 60 years in cricket and football Here is a sneak peek: The past can be intoxicating, compelling, mesmeric. The heroes of our youth are championed, their flaws and foibles forgiven. Like JM Barrie’s Peter Pan,...
Read MoreCricket’s lost prodigy, due soon
Xavier College prodigy Karl Schneider was destined for stardom when selected ahead of a young Don Bradman for Australia’s 1928 tour of New Zealand, until cruelly being struck down by illness. His feats were one so young were astonishing and included, while still a schoolboy, a major part in Victoria’s...
Read MoreA new Cricket Walkabout
It was my pleasure to be at the MCG this week for the launch of the new edition of Cricket Walkabout, the story of the first Australian cricketers to England, an all-colour, very impressive enhanced edition from the delightfully named Tea Bag Press in Ballarat. Among the attendees were Darcy...
Read MoreA MASTERLY 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)
Read MoreHAPPY NEW YEAR ALL
Enjoyed a New Year’s catchup with Sam Edmond (pictured) and Kane Cornes at SEN in Melbourne this morning talking about West Indies cricket, the upcoming Test match and my P & O sports presentations on the Pacific Explorer. Great fun. Sam and Kane great talents.
Read MoreSanta’s Christmas gift
The extra bounce found downunder has unnerved even the most distinguished Asian batsmen for decades and the hapless Pakistanis have lost their 16th Test in a row on Australian soil. KEN PIESSE reports
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