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The new Trumper

by Ken on April 4, 2019

“God no doubt could create a better batsman than Victor Trumper if He wished, but so far He hasn’t . . . even Ranji was not so great a match-winner on all wickets.” So ran the emotional words of Neville Cardus, who went further: “Since he accomplished some of his greatest innings in this land,…
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2019 Hall of Famer Billy Murdoch

by Ken on February 11, 2019

Australia’s finest early captain – and certainly the most militant – Billy Murdoch was a cultured technician, quick on his feet and at his best, impossible to contain when set. Scorer of the first two double-centuries in Australian-first-class cricket, in 1881-82, he also notched the first treble: 321 for NSW against Victoria in Sydney for…
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THE PRIDE OF PREYSAL, THE INSHAN ALI STORY

by Ken on February 7, 2019

Inshan Ali hailed from a tiny Trinidad village called Preysal. He bowled consistently confounding big-spinning wrist spinners. So bamboozling were his each-way breaks one day in the 1973 Trinidad Test, that after two or three plays and misses, Australia’s captain Ian Chappell lobbed back a return catch. Inshan always prized that wicket as the most…
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STARTLED RABBITS, CAUGHT IN THE HEADLIGHTS

by Ken on January 28, 2019

A distracted and under strength Sri Lanka could again be embarrassed in Canberra’s inaugural Test match. Rarely has a Test team looked so out of its depth as the Sri Lankans these past few New Year weeks.
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