by Ronald Cardwell | Jul 8, 2012 | Books
Gavin Stevens was a talented schoolboy cricketer who played ‘B’ Grade district cricket for Glenelg D.C.C. at the age of 14. Originally a fast bowler, Gavin developed into a powerful opening batsman. Very early in his career he forced his way into the South...
by Ronald Cardwell | Jul 8, 2012 | Books, Books All, Featured Books 1
Cricket Quirky Cricket will amuse and intrigue. It’s a collection of hard-to- believe facts. There was a first-class cricketer from Fiji who had a surname of 44 letters. A Sri Lankan first-class cricketer had 10 initials before his surname. There have been...
by Ronald Cardwell | Jul 8, 2012 | Books, Books All, Featured Books 1
The Mosman Cricket Club celebrated its centenary in 2008. For one hundred years the club has sought to develop players and to play the game in a spirited manner. The reasons for writing a history are many and varied. In Mosman’s case it is to record the deeds of...
by Ronald Cardwell | Jul 8, 2012 | Books, Books All, Featured Books 2
A Century of Achievement The Players and People of the St George District Cricket Club By Mike Coward ‘It is more than just an entertaining history of the revered saints.’ John Benaud The book is a warm and evocative account of the people who have made...
by Ronald Cardwell | Jul 11, 2012 | Books, Books All, Featured Books 2
The Baggy Green The pride, passion and history of Australia’s sporting icon by Michael Fahey and Mike Coward Foreword by Mark Taylor The book charts the evolution with reflections from many past and present Test players of the ‘Australian Baggy Green Cricket Cap’. The...
