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  • Len was the unluckiest of all

    Len was the unluckiest of all

    by Ken on January 10, 2022

    Of all of Australia’s 70 One Test wonders, Queenslander Len Johnson was by far the unluckiest. On the very day the 1948 Australian team was chosen, Len took six wickets for 26 runs – yet still missed selection. Len hailed from unfashionable Rockhampton but could hit and bowled a heavy ball, like a Scotty Boland.…

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  • THE MAN WHO PUT BACK HIS AGE

    THE MAN WHO PUT BACK HIS AGE

    by Ken on August 29, 2021

    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.

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  • A NEW BOOK FROM GREG CHAPPELL

    by Ken on August 19, 2021

    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…

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  • 2021 CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR

    by Ken on August 18, 2021

    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…

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