Posts Tagged "Alan Davidson"
Make or break year for our young Socceroos
By Stefanov, 11 Aug 2012It was more than refreshing to see Holger Osieck spring some surprises at the selection table for our upcoming friendly against Scotland.
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Three Aussie cricketers in Hall of Fame
By AAP, 13 Sep 2011Australian cricketers Belinda Clark, Alan Davidson and Fred Spofforth have been inducted into the ICC’s Cricket Hall of Fame.
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Interview with former Socceroo Alan Davidson
By Robbie Di Fabio, 12 May 2011Alan Davidson is a pioneer of Australian football. From the humble beginning of Altona, Alan has achieved many remarkable feats in a world which football is his master key. He talks about the current climate Australian football prospers and why we should take a positive outlook on the code.
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Can open, bowl and catch but can Watson captain?
By Kersi Meher-Homji, 31 Jan 2011When I was writing my book, Cricket’s Great All-rounders in 2008, I consulted Alan Davidson on whether I should include Andrew Symonds and Shane Watson in the book.
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Last month it was Bradman or Tendulkar as the all-time great batsman. The flavour of the week now is who is the greatest all-rounder in Test history, Garry Sobers or Jacques Kallis?
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Last Wednesday Australia’s ebullient wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist and India’s prolific opening batsman Sunil Gavaskar of 1970s and 80s were made Sir Donald Bradman honourees for 2010 at a glittering function at the SCG.
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Picking Australia’s Top Three quickies after 1950
By Kersi Meher-Homji, 28 Jul 2010For the sake of this discussion, this definition excludes magnificent fast-medium performers Alan Davidson, Bob Massie, Max Walker, and Glenn McGrath, among others. Let me open with the prince among quickies, Ray Lindwall.
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Birthday boy Davidson recalls famous tied Test
By Kersi Meher-Homji, 13 Jun 2010Australia’s great all-rounder Alan Davidson will be 81 on Monday. But he’s still not making any fuddy-duddy remarks like, “We were better cricketers than today’s money-grabbing lot.”
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Retiring Lee falls just short of cricket greatness
By Daniel Brettig, 25 Feb 2010A roll of Australia’s greatest Test pacemen would feature Dennis Lillee, Glenn McGrath, Ray Lindwall, Alan Davidson and Fred Spofforth. Slightly below them sit the likes of Craig McDermott, Jeff Thomson, Graham McKenzie, Jason Gillespie, and Brett Lee.
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