ABC Studios, Sydney, 1930s
You may have heard of (or even heard at the time!) the so-called synthetic radio broadcasts of Test matches in the 1930s, when commentators in Sydney – namely Alan McGilvray – broadcast Ashes… Continue reading
Category Archive: Cricket scoreboards
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Caulfield Park, Victoria
While the Western Australian chapter of Scoreboard Pressure continues its epic odyssey in search of desolate scoreboards in the desert (imagine Harry Dean Stanton in the film Paris, Texas), the Victorian branch this… Continue reading
Cricket in peace
From The West Australian Tuesday 5 March 2019.
TCA Ground, Hobart, Tasmania, 1976
Photo supplied by Michael Turner, who wrote to us, saying: Hi Guys, Found an old March 1976 copy of Australian Cricket the other day, which included the attached – taken at the TCA… Continue reading
Yorkshire Tea, runs on the board
Peeling back the plastic covering on a new box of Yorkshire Tea today I took note of the artwork. Between the dry stone wall, the cute lamb and the rolling green hills I… Continue reading
Perth Stadium WACA tribute
There’s been a nice touch at Perth Stadium with a digital replication of the classic WACA scoreboard on the big screen… super screen in fact. We’re all for recognition of great scoreboards so… Continue reading
Knackered. A day doing a cricket scoreboard
As the batsman neared his century I hoped like hell I had the right score on the scoreboard… The call came on Friday arvo. Could I do the cricket scoreboard at Footscray’s home… Continue reading
Junction Oval, St Kilda re-visited, Victoria
What will become of the 1956 scoreboard at the Junction Oval in St Kilda? The ground, also known as CitiPower Centre, is now the home of Cricket Victoria. The redevelopment included a new… Continue reading