by russelm | Dec 20, 2017 | Books, Books All, Featured Books 2
Lou Benaud was a schoolteacher who enjoyed writing, at first with nib pen and inkwells, then fountain pen, then biro,finally by typewriter. He filled exercise books and writing pads with a running record of his career as an educator, and, as a talented cricketer....
by russelm | Apr 18, 2015 | Books, Books All, Featured Books 2
Kiwi Cricketers Along The Nile by Rob Franks is the story of wartime cricket played by New Zealand soldiersvwhile stationed at Maadi Camp in Egypt during the Second World War. It is a previously untold story focusing on the ‘international’ cricket matches played by...
by Ronald Cardwell | Jul 8, 2012 | Books, Books All, Featured Books 1
“The World on Tour – The Untold Story of Cricket’s World XI” is the previously untold story of the Commonwealth and World XI teams that played from 1945 to 2006. During this time the world’s best cricketers were able to display their cricket skills against teams from...
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...
