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unusual facts about Australian cricket



McGrath Foundation

The charity was originally founded by Australian cricket player, Glenn McGrath, and his English born wife, Jane McGrath, in 2002, following Jane’s initial diagnosis and recovery from breast cancer.


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An Aussie Goes Bolly

The six-part series featured Australian cricket fan Gus Worland following the Australian cricket team during their 2007 tour of India.

An Aussie Goes Calypso

The series features Australian cricket fan Gus Worland following the Australian cricket team during their 2008 tour of The West Indies.

Andrew Zesers

Andris Karlis Zesers (born 11 March 1967 in Medindie, South Australia) is a former Australian cricketer.

Ashley Noffke

Noffke made his first-class debut on 27 March 1999 for the Australian Cricket Academy XI against the Zimbabwe Cricket Academy XI in Harare.

Beer wench

The custom made international headlines during the 2006-07 Ashes series played between England and Australia when an Australian fan advertised on UK websites for an English beer wench to serve beer to Australian cricket fans during the Fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Bluebell Railway

The only time Sheffield Park received a substantial number of passengers was when Lord Sheffield entertained the Australian cricket team, with a match between them and Lord Sheffield's own team.

Daryl Foster

Daryl Hugh Foster OAM (born 9 December 1938) is an Australian cricket coach.

Georgina Moffat

Moffat's maternal grandfather is Laurie Sawle, a former Australian cricketer and chairman of selectors for the Australian national cricket team.

Greg Ritchie

Gregory Michael Ritchie (born 23 January 1960, Stanthorpe, Queensland) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 30 Tests and 44 ODIs from 1982 to 1987.

Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 2002

The Pakistan national cricket team toured Australia in June 2002, well outside the normal Australian cricket season.

Richard Chee Quee

Today, he is the lead vocalist in the rock band Six & Out, captains South Sydney in the Shires Competition of the Sydney Cricket Association, and has taken part in coaching clinics run by the Australian Cricket Association Masters team.

Tim Paine

At 16, Paine became Australian domestic cricket's youngest-ever contracted player when he received a basic A$10,000 rookie contract with Tasmania—an innovation in Australian cricket.

WACA

WACA Ground, a stadium in Perth, the home of the Western Australian Cricket Association

Warwick Todd

In contrast to Billy Birmingham's The Twelfth Man, Todd's diaries describe real-life matches played by the Australian cricket team, albeit including Todd as a player.

Xavier Doherty

Xavier John Doherty (born 22 November 1982 in Scottsdale, Tasmania) is an Australian cricketer who plays Australian domestic cricket with the Tasmania and for Australia.