Ken Piesse

'When you are offered the captaincy of Australia you don't decline it'

'When you are offered the captaincy of Australia you don't decline it'

Seventy-nine-year-old Ian Craig talks about being the youngest Australian to play Tests, the "next Bradman" tag, and how Jeff Thomson caused him to retire young

11-Jul-2014•Interview by Ken Piesse

'I was fortunate to be able to play two sports'

'I was fortunate to be able to play two sports'

Brian Booth talks about playing cricket and hockey at the top level, facing Charlie Griffith, and the time Richie Benaud bowled Peter May around his legs

01-Jul-2013•Interview by Ken Piesse

'I wanted to stop batsmen from getting on to the front foot'

'I wanted to stop batsmen from getting on to the front foot'

The Typhoon remembers being at his fastest, chopping willow trees to get strong, and the mateship of the 1954-55 English side

16-May-2013•Interview by Ken Piesse

'I'd cancel everything to watch Clarke make a century'

'I'd cancel everything to watch Clarke make a century'

Victoria batsman Jack Potter looks back at Shield cricket in the '60s, the young Shane Warne, and his experiences on the fringes of the Test side

25-Apr-2013•Interview by Ken Piesse

'I left cricket far too early'

'I left cricket far too early'

Ian Davis, one of the casualties of the freeze after World Series Cricket, looks back at the troubled late '70s, the advent of protective gear, and Packer

23-Jan-2013•Ken Piesse

1

Showing 1 - 5 of 5

Most Read

Stats - Sensational Sooryavanshi tears down record books with six-filled 175

Stats - Sensational Sooryavanshi tears down record books with six-filled 175

06-Feb-2026•Sampath Bandarupalli

Harshit Rana ruled out of T20 World Cup; Siraj called up as replacement

Harshit Rana ruled out of T20 World Cup; Siraj called up as replacement

06-Feb-2026 • Updated 18 hrs ago•Vishal Dikshit

Hazlewood ruled out of T20 World Cup, Australia wait to name replacement

Hazlewood ruled out of T20 World Cup, Australia wait to name replacement

06-Feb-2026•Alex Malcolm

Baby-faced bruiser Sooryavanshi floors England and the world

Baby-faced bruiser Sooryavanshi floors England and the world

06-Feb-2026 • 18 hrs ago•Abhijato Sensarma

Tatenda Taibu's eyes are on the road ahead

Tatenda Taibu's eyes are on the road ahead

06-Feb-2026•Firdose Moonda