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Illustrated record of cricket in Australia from the first published account of an Australian cricket match in 1804, through to the announcement in April 1997 of the team selected to fight for the Ashes. Provides information about every Test series, essays on distinguished players, and feature articles on the game. Includes a picture of every Australian test player with a statistical biography, match statistics, an index and a bibliography. Ross was editor in chief of 'Chronicle of Australia' and is joint editor with Hutchinson of '100 Years of Australian Football'. Hutchinson has written and edited many books, including 'An Australian Odyssey: From Giza to Gallipoli'.
In this complete book of Australian cricket, each Test series is accompanied by scores and averages, so that each season is complete in one place, with short news stories in the "Quick Singles" column, feature articles and match reports. Also features essays on the greatest players and picture and biography of test players.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them by virtue of their skills with ball and bat. This book is about the latter. Australia's favourite sport has a proud history of turning nobodies into somebodies and ordinary men and women into heroes of international renown. From the black-and-white belligerence of Ian Chappell to the colourful celebrity of Shane Warne, the diplomacy of Adam Gilchrist to the ruthlessness of Meg Lanning, the pantheon of Australia's greatest cricketers is as mottled as the crowds that cheer them on. But who is the greatest of them all? In The 50 Greatest Australian Cricketers, sports journalist and comedy writer Dan Liebke relives the careers, characteristics and enduring legacies of the finest Australian cricket players of the past 50 years.
This book examines the beginnings of the Australian game in the early 19th century and demonstrates the influence of English touring teams of the 1860s and 1870s and the coaches they left behind them.

Most Australian Test players do things a certain way. Get into the Australian cricket pathway early. Go to the Academy. Win favour with senior players. Think about a cricket career from a young age. Think first of attack, and leave defence as a last resort. Treat the Baggy Green with reverence. Do things the Australian way, never mind the Poms. Keep the game as simple as possible. Avoid tinkering too much with technique.

Chris ‘Buck’ Rogers did none of these things. Instead, he forged a cricket life in his own distinctive style, learning from mistakes and imparting that wisdom to others. In many ways he is a player out of time, harking back to the days when cricketers spent as much time with their clubs, states or counties as they did with the national side. Bucking the Trend is the story of a journeyman cricketer who, after one Test at the age of 30, took another five years to regain a spot in the Australian side. What followed was a rollercoaster ride, taking in emotional centuries in three Ashes series and skirting disaster with a series of blows to the head when they were feared more than ever. Rogers’ road to the top was far from straightforward; there is rare richness in his cricketing tale.

‘Chris Rogers was relentless in his pursuit of runs and the opportunity to play at the highest level possible. His unbelievable perseverance was rewarded with an extended Test career long after most thought it was possible, and he brought every ounce of his skill and experience to the fore. Chris showed what hunger, adaptability and fierce determination can achieve. His story highlights these traits wonderfully.’
Greg Dyer ACA President

'Chris Rogers is a throwback. A craggy, no-frills batsman who makes runs unobtrusively but incessantly … There is no machismo about his play. He forces the bowlers to work for his wicket.'
Simon Hughes

'He’s a great man, he deserves all the accolades he gets, the way he’s played since he’s been part of the Australian team shows that age doesn’t matter. If you are 19 or 37 and you’re good enough, you are good enough.'
Michael Clarke

'There are so many admirable qualities that I love about Chris Rogers. He is tough, gritty, uncompromising and stoic, but never dour.'
Dean Jones

About the author: Chris Rogers retired from the Australian cricket team at the age of 37, at the top of his game – it’s generally not how it happens. A left-handed opening batsman, he was first selected for the Australian Under 19 team in 1996. He represented Western Australia for 10 years and later Victoria. In 2007, with an average of 70.70, he was named State Player of the Year. During the mid-2000s he also established himself in English county cricket and over the years played for five first-class counties, most recently as skipper of Somerset. In 2008 Rogers made his Australian Test debut replacing the injured Matthew Hayden in a Test against India. But it was not until 2013, after consistent runmaking, that he was named in the national squad again following the retirement of Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey. Over his 25-match Test career Rogers’ average was 42.87 with a highest score of 173.

Set during Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket revolution, this book tells the story of the Australian Test cricketers plucked from the backwaters of the domestic game to take on full-strength international sides. Some became cricketing greats. Others were lost in the footnotes of history. But all have important stories to share. From 1977/78 to the reconciliation, two Australian sides competed in parallel universes: World Series Cricket's glamorous rock star realm and the attritional reality of Test cricket fought by predominantly younger, poorly paid men honouring the baggy green. Friendships were broken, and new bonds formed, as the public first sided with the traditional game before backing World Series Cricket in greater numbers. Kerry Packer eventually won the cricketing war. However, Test cricket survived because of those who carried the Australian banner for the game. These players became known as the 'Establishment Boys' and until now they have barely been acknowledged.