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Top Guts

Just about my favourite cricket story features Lennie Pascoe, whom I watched as a young boy at the SCG and adored. Sputnik had the honour of shaking his hand last year at a cricket coaching clinic. I was too shy … Continue reading

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what would Victoria say?

Victoria in this case is not the deep south, home of Warnie and Hunters and Collectors. Victoria was, quite a long time ago now, the most astute cricket watcher I have known. She was quite a cricketer herself and I … Continue reading

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