A hearty congratulations to JR Philippe, WA Agar and BR McDermott who have made their ODI debuts against the West Indies overnight.
Australia proved far to strong for the hosts with MA Starc and JR Hazlewood producing 61 dot balls between them and ripped through the heart of the West Indies top order.
Josh Inglis has been lighting up the Vitality T20 Blast with exceptional returns in the regular season of the competition.
The wicket keeper batsman from WA has been in career best form, plundering attacks to all parts of the ground.
He is one of many high quality wicket keeper batsmen in the domestic ranks at the moment and certainly reminding us all of his talents this English summer.
Former guest of the Cricket Library Podcast Katie Mack has agreed to terms with the Birmingham Phoenix and will play for them in the first ever season of The Hundred.
On July 14, 1993 Wayne Holdsworth wrote his name in the history books claiming a hat trick whilst playing for Australia against Derbyshire on the 1993 Ashes tour.
Day One had not gone to plan for Wayne with the ball as he reflected to Matt Ellis on the Cricket Library Podcast.
Yeah that’s another interesting story because I think the day before I had one for, I think it was seventy or eighty off nine or ten overs, so I was getting hit all over the place and I remember sitting at the bar with Steve Waugh that night and he said what did you think? And I said well I can’t bowl any worse, he said yeah I agree so he said let’s have a beer and we had a couple of beers. The next day I bowled this massive booming outswinger, I thought that’s a bit weird, I didn’t do that yesterday. Then I took four wickets in the next 15 balls or something with the hat trick so it was a complete turn around from one day to the next day and I finished with five for a hundred or something but the unfortunate thing was for the guy who was the hat trick wicket was that he actually didn’t hit it and I’ve got video highlights of Tim Zoehrer taking the catch and he sort of goes to try and throw it to first slip and then you see him just look straight back at the umpire and then everyone starts patting me on the back and I remember the umpire behind me go yes that’s out and the guy had hit his pad and it was one of those ones where you go he either hit it or he didn’t but I could see that he probably didn’t hit it but the poor guy was given out and I got a hat trick and you know you take the good with the bad, there’s other balls I bowled where I probably got guys out and given not out. The funny part was Allan Border walked up with the ball and he said you are not going to keep this ball are you and I said well what do you do when you get a hundred and he went yeah good point.”
Wayne Holdsworth
You can listen to our full interview with Wayne Holdsworth from the Cricket Library Podcast here.
Keep your eye out on your podcast feeds tomorrow for our latest episode of the Cricket Library Podcast featuring an interview with Alistair McDermott.
An absolutely incredible achievement from James Anderson has seen him take career best figures and go past 1000 First Class wickets. Indeed a special day for the man himself and cricket as a whole.
Well done Jimmy Anderson!
To celebrate the achievement, our resident cricket librarian Matt Fiction has penned this stirring haiku poem.
In some great news for the Australian Women’s Cricket Team, Matthew Mott has agreed to terms for another two years.
Tickets to the 2021-22 international summer are on sale to the general public from Monday, with more info available here.
2021-22 Women’s International Fixtures
Commonwealth Bank Women’s ODI Series v India September 19: North Sydney Oval (Day-night) September 22: Junction Oval September 24: Junction Oval
Commonwealth Bank Women’s Test v India September 30 – October 3: WACA Ground (Day-night)
Commonwealth Bank Women’s T20I Series v India October 7: North Sydney Oval (Night) October 9: North Sydney Oval (Night) October 11: North Sydney Oval (Night)
Commonwealth Bank Women’s Ashes – Test January 27 – January 30: Manuka Oval
Commonwealth Bank Women’s Ashes – T20I February 4: 1st T20I – North Sydney Oval (Night) February 6: 2nd T20I – North Sydney Oval (Night) February 10: 3rd T20I – Adelaide Oval (Night)
Commonwealth Bank Women’s Ashes – ODI February 13: 1st ODI – Adelaide Oval February 16: 2nd ODI – Junction Oval February 19: 3rd ODI – Junction Oval
Nathan Reardon was a valuable member of the Queensland Bulls team for a number of years and was a part of three Domestic One Day Title winning teams. He also had stints at the Melbourne Renegades, Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat and Hobart Hurricanes in the KFC Big Bash League. At the peak of his powers, Nathan was selected to play T20 Cricket for Australia against South Africa.
In this episode of the Cricket Library Podcast, we hear where Nathan’s love of the game started, his move from country Queensland to Brisbane, scoring a ton against the West Indies as well as dismissing Shivnarine Chanderpaul in the same game.
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Nikhil Kulkarni | Every Day of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy | A Fan’s Journey –
The Cricket Library
What does it mean to truly love cricket?
In this episode of the Cricket Library Podcast, host Matt Ellis sits down with author and cricket tragic Nikhil Kulkarni to explore his deeply personal book, My Summer of Cricket.
From a village in North Karnataka in India to the grand stadiums of Australia, Nikhil’s journey is one that will resonate with cricket lovers everywhere. This is a story of early morning radio commentaries, lifelong devotion, and the moments that define us as fans of the game. At the heart of the book is an extraordinary pilgrimage during the 2024–25 summer, where Nikhil attended every single day of the Border–Gavaskar Trophy, travelling between the Gabba, Melbourne Cricket Ground, and Sydney Cricket Ground to follow one of cricket’s greatest rivalries. In this conversation, we explore: 🏏 Growing up with cricket in India and finding a new home in Australia
🏏 The emotional pull of the Border–Gavaskar Trophy
🏏 Witnessing Sachin Tendulkar’s final Test match
🏏 The stories, people and moments that make cricket more than just a game
🏏 How cricket connects cultures, generations, and communities
To close the episode, Nikhil faces “The Final Over” — six quick-fire questions to finish the innings.
If you’ve ever set an alarm for a 3am Test match, followed a series ball by ball, or felt cricket shape your life, this episode is for you.
About Nikhil Kulkarni:
Nikhil Kulkarni is a Sydney-based tech leader, community builder, and lifelong cricket tragic who has followed the game across India and Australia for over three decades. His debut book, My Summer of Cricket, chronicles the dramatic 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, blending match-day moments and personal reflections from thirty years of fandom. https://mysummerofcricket.com/
A massive thanks to all of our loyal listeners in South Africa who have assisted in sending our chat with Daniel Marsh on the Cricket Library Podcast into the top 10 on the official Apple Cricket Podcast charts in South Africa.
For those of you who have missed it, it is well worth a listen while you await our latest offering which will be a chat with former Queensland and Australian player Nathan Reardon.
We are hearing reports that the next guest on the Cricket Library Podcast will be someone who not only played T20 Cricket for Australia, they also won 3 Domestic One Day Titles for QLD.
While you are waiting for our latest episode to hit the podcast feeds, take some time to have a listen to something from our back catalogue.
Nikhil Kulkarni | Every Day of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy | A Fan’s Journey –
The Cricket Library
What does it mean to truly love cricket?
In this episode of the Cricket Library Podcast, host Matt Ellis sits down with author and cricket tragic Nikhil Kulkarni to explore his deeply personal book, My Summer of Cricket.
From a village in North Karnataka in India to the grand stadiums of Australia, Nikhil’s journey is one that will resonate with cricket lovers everywhere. This is a story of early morning radio commentaries, lifelong devotion, and the moments that define us as fans of the game. At the heart of the book is an extraordinary pilgrimage during the 2024–25 summer, where Nikhil attended every single day of the Border–Gavaskar Trophy, travelling between the Gabba, Melbourne Cricket Ground, and Sydney Cricket Ground to follow one of cricket’s greatest rivalries. In this conversation, we explore: 🏏 Growing up with cricket in India and finding a new home in Australia
🏏 The emotional pull of the Border–Gavaskar Trophy
🏏 Witnessing Sachin Tendulkar’s final Test match
🏏 The stories, people and moments that make cricket more than just a game
🏏 How cricket connects cultures, generations, and communities
To close the episode, Nikhil faces “The Final Over” — six quick-fire questions to finish the innings.
If you’ve ever set an alarm for a 3am Test match, followed a series ball by ball, or felt cricket shape your life, this episode is for you.
About Nikhil Kulkarni:
Nikhil Kulkarni is a Sydney-based tech leader, community builder, and lifelong cricket tragic who has followed the game across India and Australia for over three decades. His debut book, My Summer of Cricket, chronicles the dramatic 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, blending match-day moments and personal reflections from thirty years of fandom. https://mysummerofcricket.com/
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