Rene Farrell – Special Guest on the Cricket Library Podcast

Australia’s Rene Farrell celebrates taking the wicket of England’s Heather Knight for 4 during the second Twenty20 match of the Women’s Ashes series at the BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground, Brighton.PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

Rene Farrell forged a successful career for Australia across all three formats of the game.

In this edition of the Cricket Library Podcast we get to hear more of the Rene Farrell story which started when her mum told her and her brother they could either play tennis or cricket.

She would go on to have success playing for the highly successful NSW Breakers, WA, Sydney Thunder and Australia where she represented in all three formats. 

We hear about winning WNCL titles, taking wickets on debut, batting in super overs, playing in a home World Cup, winning the World T20 title, reclaiming the Ashes in England, scoring a couple of hundreds for Nottinghamshire and of course the famous Ashes Hat Trick!

Rene who has experienced a net with Australian television presenter Karl Stefanovic, gives considerable thought to her three net session selections and her choices will not disappoint.

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Tammy Bartaia – Bollywood Dreams The Cricket Library

Tammy Bartaia is an International actress, TV presenter and author. From the age of seven her dream was to become an actress. She studied screen acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art ( Nida) in Sydney, Australia. She is well known to cricket fans around the world for her role in the Bollywood film UnIndian starring Australian fast bowler Brett Lee. Tammy sat down with Matt Ellis to share what it was like working with Brett and the parallels between performing on set and cricketers performing on their stage, the cricket stadium. Tammy has a passion for Bollywood and has a deep connection to India through her time working on various projects, including the popular Hindi film Chola, which explores themes such as self discovery and the power of letting go of ego. Tammy always loved to write. It allowed her to use her imagination to create something special. -Even when there is no pen and paper in my hand, I always write in my mind," she says. Tammy is the author of the books: "The Young Woman with an Old Soul" and "A Pink House On Wheels."Tammy always loved to write. It allowed her to use her imagination to create something special. Join us as we open the window into the life of a gifted performer for whom the best is yet to come!
  1. Tammy Bartaia – Bollywood Dreams
  2. Anupam Sharma – When Bollywood Meets the Baggy Green
  3. Elsa Hunter – WBBL Vibes
  4. Dr John Orchard – New Chapters in Cricket & Medicine
  5. Faye Tunnicliffe – Pursuing Excellence

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