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THE MAN WHO PUT BACK HIS AGE

Tony Dell was hopeful of breaking into Queensland’s Sheffield Shield team for the start of the 1970-71 summer. He was just back from serving in Vietnam. Tall and imposing at 196cm (6ft 5in), he looked an immediate prospect. ‘How old are you son?’ said Sam Trimble, Queensland’s long time captain. ‘Twenty-five.’ ‘Tell ‘em (the selectors) […]

A NEW BOOK FROM GREG CHAPPELL

Greg Chappell: Not Out, Selector, Commentator, Coach, Talent Scout, Mentor, Cricket Legend (Hardie Grant Books, $35) Even into his 70s, Greg Chappell remains a force, his opinion and keen eye for talent valued and trusted by those who count. Like Don Bradman, much of his best off-field work is unsung, especially in coaching and mentoring […]

2021 CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR

Greg Growden has won the 2021 Jack Pollard Literary award for the Australian Cricket Society’s cricket book of the year. His Cricketers at War was published in 2019. The award was not presented last year because of Covid. Sub titled Cricket Heroes Who also Fought for Australia in Battle, it features numerous heroes of Australian cricket have […]