Against All Odds, signed by the old stars

The Australian Cricket Society co-ordinated a reunion of the 1966-67 Victorian Sheffield Shield team which against all odds won the Sheffield Shield, despite having five of its Test stars absent. Aa celebration limited edition booklet was issued (signed by the players present).
Cricket Legends speak: new CD series

Approaching its 50th year of caring for cricket, The Australian Cricket Society is re-releasing CDs of some of the best cricket speeches from all of its annual dinners dating back to the early ’70s. The latest six ACS Nostalgia Series releases are: Alan Davidson (1974), Bob Cowper (1977), Paul Sheahan (1979), Ian Brayshaw (1987), Doug Walters […]
Clunes gems from Booktown

Spent the weekend in Clunes at the 10th annual Bookfair. Collectors from Melbourne and as far as Camperdown came to visit, the Bradman memorabilia being very popular as always. I had some Vanity Fair replica ‘Spy’ prints too which drew attention. Only 7 remain including the two Australians, Bonnor and Spofforth at $35 each posted. Gideon […]
The makings of a Pictorial Test History…
The challenge for cricket authors to write, entertain and inform is ongoing. Just how do you give your book bestselling appeal, one that simply can’t be put down? It was while pushing the third and heaviest of three crates containing 51 boxes of cricketana uphill to our garage that my wife Susan started shaking her […]