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A Golden Age hero remembered

One of Australia’s Golden Age cricketing heroes Reggie Duff has been remembered in the latest ‘Nostalgia Series’ biography from my publishing arm cricketbooks.com.au Reggie, five years of Fame, the story of Reginald Duff is a 160 page hardback by Ric Sissons.
 
Publishing this month, just 200 have been printed of which 100 have been signed […]

Perth too pacy for the Kiwis

NZ fluffed their chance in Brisbane and it’s impossible to see them taking the game much past the weekend, especially given the unnerving extra bounce which is likely. Tim Southee is being given every chance to be fit after his disc problem but he has bowled only at gentle pace in the nets and while […]

Don Bradman and the summer of ’63

Never before has a Prime Minister’s XI game assumed such significance. Not only will a pink ball be tested ahead of next month’s Adelaide Test, the Australians have picked a virtual Test squad of batsmen to face the Kiwi swing kings ahead of the first Test in a fortnight. In years gone by the PM’s […]

Vics still alive in the Matador

Few teams can defend 240 at tiny North Sydney but the Vics got lucky on Sunday, with Steve Smith resting and in-form Shane Watson yet again falling lbw when he was well set. Scott Boland took two of the last three wickets, a delicious irony given he was under the pump to perform with many […]