In this excerpt from the Cricket Library Podcast, former Australian leg spinner Peter McIntyre discusses learning to bowl the flipper and testing out whilst bowling in tandem with Warnie in Zimbabwe.
Peter McIntyre progressed through the ranks at Essendon playing club cricket to make his debut for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield at the MCG in March 1989. A couple of years later he would spend some time at the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy eventually moving to play First Class Cricket for South Australia.
Peter was selected to play for Australia A in the controversial 1994/5 Series which featured Australia, England and Zimbabwe. It was this summer that he was selected to become Baggy Green 364 when he was selected for the Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval.
Johan Botha is a cricketing journeyman who came through the ranks in South Africa representing his country in 5 Tests, 78 ODIs and 40 T20 Internationals. The short format specialist, has plied his craft in franchise cricket around the world with stints in the IPL, BBL and CPL.
In this excerpt, we hear from Johan on the generosity of leg spinner Imran Tahir.
Maitlan Brown is just about to turn 25 and is one of the most exciting young talents in the game. She has made an impact with the ball, demonstrated athleticism in the field and contributed valuable runs with the willow.
She was also crowned Belinda Clark Medalist at the prestigious Cricket NSW Awards Night recognising her performances for the NSW Breakers and Sydney Sixers.
Here is an excerpt of her sharing about the positive impact of the WBBL on her career and the opportunities it has provided for many young players.
Roberta Moretti-Avery is one of the most passionate cricket people you will ever meet. She is captain of the Brazil women’s team after taking up the game later in life than most.
In this excerpt from the Cricket Library Podcast, Roberta explains the transferable skills from playing golf that has helped her to have success on the cricket field.
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Jamie Siddons grew up in Robinvale in country Victoria playing footy in the winter and cricket in the summer. He would go on to be one of the most prolific run-scorers in Australian Domestic Cricket scoring over eleven and a half thousand runs and peeling off 35 First Class centuries.
In this excerpt, Siddons reflects on his first time touring Pakistan with the likes of AR Border and SR Waugh.
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Join us for the Cricket Library Weekly season finale where Robbie and Matt reflect on the 2021/22 Summer of Cricket.
In a cricket library weekly exclusive, Robbie Mackinlay chats with resident cricket librarian Matt Fiction about his plans for the winter.
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In this edition of the Cricket Library Weekly, Robbie and Matt look at the drought-breaking Sheffield Shield victory for WA, the World Cup win for Australia and some of the end of season award winners.
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Congratulations to Maitlan Brown who has capped off an incredible 1st season at NSW and the Sydney Sixers taking out the prestigious Belinda Clark Medal.
She was a highly popular guest on the Cricket Library Podcast last year.
Host of the first established cricket podcast in Australia, The Cricket Library Podcast, and author of the new book – “For The Love Of Cricket: Haiku Poems Inspired By The Summer Game” – Matt Ellis joins The Last Wicket podcast to pay tribute to Rodney Marsh and Shane Warne, talk about the ongoing tour of Pakistan by the Australian team, and share how he fell in love with Australia’s favourite summer game.