Monthly Archives: November 2010

The Almighty Don Bradman

Is that really him? It’s 1938 and Don Bradman walks down the Strand in London, a shortish man at 1.70m but a giant in the minds of the awestruck children … More »

The International Cricket Hall of Fame receives $7.4 Million in NSW State funding

The NSW Government is investing $7.4 million in the world’s first International Cricket Hall of Fame to honour the legacy of sporting hero Sir Donald Bradman. The Bowral facility – … More »

You’ve got to urn it…

The real thing is kept locked away but the players love getting their hands on the trophy. The Ashes are elusive. The real urn, now almost 130 years old, stays … More »

Photo Gallery 2009 England v South Africa

Photo Credit: Photos by Philip Brown

Photo Gallery 2009 England v Aus ODI

Photo credit: Photographs by Philip Brown

Cricketer’s and their mo’s – Part 2

We dug deeper into our collection here and we found some gems! A lot of the early Australian national team players sported some very impressive mustaches that I’m sure will … More »

Words of wisdom from The Don

Written on a single sheet from an early hinged autograph book, the batting prodigy has written; “If it’s difficult I’ll do it now If it’s impossible I’ll do it presently … More »

Hotter than a Mumbai curry – Smokey Mumbai Cricket Stadium

Such was the atmosphere in the 1969 Test between Australia and India, that the crowd turned violent, setting alight cars and other equipment to send smoke billowing across the Mumbai … More »

Brian Lara on Shane Warne’s spin bowling

Brian Lara talks about two of the cricket’s great spin bowlers, Australia’s Shane Warne and Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan. There’s plenty of other video of interviews found on our YouTube … More »

Bradman’s 100th First Class Century Ball

This is the ball the Sir Donald Bradman scored his 100th First Class century. In November 1947 an Australian XI played the Indian team at the Sydney Cricket Ground. India, … More »