Thanks to the loyal support of our faithful Cricket Library community, we are pleased to announce that we have been shortlisted in the Best Cricket Podcast section of the Sports Podcast Awards.
We appreciate everyone who tunes in to the Cricket Library Podcast and we would be very appreciative of you sparing a moment to click here to vote for us in the awards.
For those who haven’t had a listen, you can check out a recent chat that Matt Ellis had with Gregory Stephen Chappell.
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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Former guest on our cricket podcast Katie Mack has been rewarded for her consistency with the willow in recent times with her selection in the Australia A squad for the upcoming home series against England A.
You can listen to more of Katie’s story in her chat with Matt Ellis for the Cricket Library Podcast.
Daniel Sams has put his batting talents on show in a destructive display against the Melbourne Renegades.
The all rounder found himself elevated in the batting order to number 4 making the most of the opportunity plundering his way to 98 not out eclipsing his previous best BBL score of 65 against the Brisbane Heat.
The former BKT Golden Arm has certainly sent a statement to opposition teams and will be looking to continue contributing with both bat and ball in KFC BBL11.
You can hear more of the Daniel Sams story by listening to his chat with Matt Ellis for the Cricket Library Podcast.
GD Campbell made his One Day International debut at the MCG on Boxing Day against Sri Lanka in 1989.
Also making their debut in the game were MA Taylor and Sanath Jayasuriya who would go on to have impressive international careers.
DM Jones top scored for Australia with an impressive 85 not out from 89 deliveries. While SP O’Donnell claimed man of the match honours after finishing 57 not out from 60 balls before chiming in with four valuable wickets with the ball.
Australia won the contest by 30 runs in what was the most recent time a Test Match was not played at the MCG on Boxing Day.
You can hear more of the Greg Campbell story in his chat with Matt Ellis on the Cricket Library Podcast.
In what has been a disappointing start to the Ashes tour for England, there is some hope on the horizon with the immanent virtual arrival of Riding Mill Cricket Club to take on some of Australia’s best dice cricketers.
In what promises to be an enthralling virtual experience for both the hosts and the visitors, Riding Mill hope to restore pride with their thirteen player squad consisting of some experienced campaigners along with five debutants hoping to make a name for themselves on this virtual tour.
The opening game of the tour is less than a week away with a lot of speculation surrounding the make up of the Burrabadine Cricket Library XI which is expected to be announced on the eve of the fixture.
Both teams will no doubt be mentally preparing for what promises to be a blockbuster clash to start the tour which will continue into January. The fast paced T10 format is always full of surprises and action ensuring fans around the world are on the edge of their seats.
To follow along with the action keep your eye out on the official Cricket Library Twitter feed where match score will be updated at the end of each over.
Last year on the Cricket Library Weekly, Perth Scorchers WBBL Championship winning player Piepa Cleary shared a bit about her love of fishing.
She was back in the boat recently and came away with a classic catch.
Find out more of Piepa’s story by listening to her chat with Matt Ellis on the Cricket Library Weekly.
Get an insight into what it is like being an English Cricket Librarian working in Australia during the Ashes in our brand new series ‘The Fiction Files’ with our resident cricket librarian Matt Fiction.
This week on the Cricket Library Weekly, Robbie Mackinlay and Matt Ellis wrap up all the action from the 1st test between Australia and England. They highlight the key performances from the Australia A game against England A as well as running their eye over the KFC Big Bash and the start of the WNCL season.
Matt Fiction joins us for a brand new segment ‘The Fiction Files’ where he reviews the First Ashes test from the perspective of a Pom living in Australia.
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This week on the Cricket Library Weekly Robbie Mackinlay and Matt Ellis celebrate the start of the men’s Ashes taking a deep dive into 1st ball dismissals in test cricket.
The lads also look at the start of the KFC Big Bash and resident librarian Matt Fiction is back with another episode of the highly popular ‘Fact or Fiction’ segment.
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