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Don Bradman’s bat fetches $65,000 at auction

A bat used by Australian great Donald Bradman and signed by his 1948 "Invincible" team sold for Aus $61,000 ($65,000) at auction in Melbourne on Thursday, reports said.

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Sir Don Bradman’s bat up for auction

A cricket bat used by Australian great Donald Bradman and signed by his 1948 "Invincibles" team is expected to fetch up to Aus$20,000 (US$17,900) at an auction this month, an auctioneer said Friday.

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Australia’s Open Indoor Cricket Championship

Here is a video of the Open Indoor Cricket Championship which is taking place in Australia. All the state sides from around Australia competed in this form and there was a competition for both men's and women's category. One can see that the rules of the game for this are quite different. The scoring areas...

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Ashton Agar’s Ashes success makes English side Henley rejoice

Cricketers at southern English side Henley had special reason to rejoice in Australia debutant Ashton Agar's stunning Ashes success as their former teammate 'Scotty' struck an astounding 98 against England in the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge on Thursday.

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Ashes 2013: Ashton Agar excited about his unexpected debut at Trent Bridge

Australia debutant Ashton Agar inclusion in the first Ashes Test might have surprised few people. However the 19-year-old was selected ahead of Nathan Lyon because he can spin the ball away from right-handers.

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Tony Lock: A colourful character and an excellent left-arm spinner

Tony Lock was one of the greatest left-arm spinners of his era whose career might have stretched far beyond 49 Tests had his action not raised eyebrows. However, he remodelled his bowling methods again and again to prove to be one of the most enduring and entertaining of cricketers.

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Graham McKenzie: Link between Alan Davidson and Dennis Lillee

Graham McKenzie was the premier pacer of Australia during the 1960s and a master on heart-breaking docile wickets. He played his last Test at 29, and still finished with 246 wickets.

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Peter Toohey: The man who turned down Packer’s megabucks to serve Australian cricket

A pocket-sized explosive batsman, Peter Toohey was one of the torchbearers of Australian cricket during the days of World Series Cricket.

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Australia leave door open for Michael Hussey return

Australia are contemplating bringing Michael Hussey back from retirement if he wants to stage a middle-order return for the Ashes.

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Ricky Ponting to play for Surrey for two months

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting on Thursday agreed a deal to play for English side Surrey for two months of this year's county season.

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