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Jason Sangha confirms Role as an Adelaide Striker

News Item at ……….. https://www.adelaidestrikers.com.au/news/4255866/jason-sangha-commits-to-new-cricketing- Jason Sangha has firmly established South Australia as his new home. After joining the South Australia Men for the 2024/25 domestic season, Sangha has now signed a two-year deal with the Adelaide Strikers, further cementing … Continue reading

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Trimming the Teams & Sharpening Skills: Lanka Cricket

Rex Clementine, in The Island, 16 March 2025, where the title reads “Chandraguptha in the running for a Test spot” We have just witnessed a fiercely contested First-Class season culminate in Bloomfield being crowned champions – a long-awaited triumph after … Continue reading

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Cooper Connolly As Australian Cricket Prospect?

At the end of the 31st December night T20 ODI Match between Adelaide Strikers aand Perth Scorchers, Jason Behrendorf of the Perth team was chatting to friends at the player’s dug-out, when a voice pressed a question …“Is Cooper Connolly … Continue reading

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Kiwis Secure Remarkable Win at Dambulla in Second ODI

Andrew Fidel Fernando Roughly 20 days after the women’s team won the T20 World Cup, and about a week after the men’s Test team completed a whitewash of India at home, New Zealand’s cricketers continue to do the near-impossible. On … Continue reading

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Akalanka Peiris: A Promising Sri Lankan Swimmer

Item in the DAILY MIRROR, October 2025 Akalanka Peiris, a Sri Lankan domiciled down under triumphed at the Australian National Short Course Swimming Championships 2025 and is likely to be the next big story of swimming in the island. In … Continue reading

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Introducing Wade Frazier …

A NOTE From Wade Frazier, June 2025 Hi Michael: Well, my LinkedIn bio gives my professional background, if that is what you mean by a CV………………………………………………….. https://www.linkedin.com/in/wade-frazier-6b539a10b/ Born in 1958 in Seattle.  My most important activities (at least to me!:) … Continue reading

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Big Power Manoeuvres in and around Sri Lanka: The Bandarage Essay

Mr C .… an orignal piece for Thuppahi** … with highlighting being the work of The Editor, Thuppahi I found Asoka Bandarage’s essay was okay, but it suffers from a few argumentative flaws I will discuss in this article.  The writer … Continue reading

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Elongation … Garner rises to the Occasion

Item sent by Dulip Karunaratne of Brisbane, 12 July 2024 Joel Garner*, Cricket legendary fast bowler from West Indies, is 6 feet 8 inches tall.  In his playing years, his height was a big attraction. Once at a dinner in … Continue reading

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The Pros & Cons of T20 Cricket Today …. Six-hitting Sleepiness?

Ian Chappell, in  ESPNcricinfo, 5 May 2024 where the title reads “Will T20 get to the point where it becomes wearisome?” Over the years I’ve learnt that for every upside in an idea – no matter how good – it’s … Continue reading

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Cliffhanger Cricket at Headingley in UK

Errol the Fernando in Melbourne, writing to his alter ego, Gavin Assauw, 24 June 2025 Dear Gavin, This is exactly what Ben Stokes had in mind when he won the toss and inserted. He wanted a fourth innings chase on … Continue reading

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