I can’t claim much glory in my cricket career. The best effort is contributing to the Federals Club at Alice Springs winning the C grade premiership in 1987-88.
Michael uses his head
This is a reasonable picture of Michael shaping up for a header during his soccer tournament at Warrnambool today. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 is a good all-round camera with a 10X optical zoom. It’s not ideal for sport, but if I take enough photos I usually capture one that’s okay. Michael’s team finished second in [...]
Greyhound racing
I’ve never been to dog racing. I will go one day, just for a look. This is a great picture by David Powell for The Border Watch. We sponsored the race for $345. The winner, Seaview Moon, covered 277 metres in 16.55 seconds, which is pretty snappy. I don’t know why they race 277 metres. [...]
Mount Gambier tennis final
I watched the final today of the Mount Gambier Blue Lake Women’s International tennis tournament between Natalie Grandin of South Africa and Melanie South from England. Grandin won 7-6, 6-4. I felt like gadget man, wired with a mini laptop, mobile phone, camera and video camera. I tweeted live scores and these were picked up [...]
Enjoying the tennis
Continuing the tennis theme, today I watched the semi finals of the Mount Gambier women’s international tournament. It was 31 degrees and windy today, sunburn weather. The matches were a little disappointing with both finalists (Melanie South and Natalie Grandin) winning easily. I have never reported tennis before in my life. As a country journalist [...]
