Sir Viv Richards- Former Cricketer

Sir Viv Richards- Former Cricketer (In a Nutshell)

  • Sir Viv Richards was born in the British Leeward Islands on March 7th, 1952.
  • He was a Right-handed Batsman.
  • Representing the West Indies at Test level in 121 games and in One Day International cricket in 187 games is pretty impressive.
  • He scored 24 centuries at Test level and 11 centuries in One Day International cricket.
  • At Domestic level he played for Combined Islands, Leeward Islands, Somerset, Queensland and Glamorgan.
  • He retired from cricket in 1993.

Continue reading “Sir Viv Richards- Former Cricketer”

Frank Lampard- Former Footballer

Frank Lampard- Former Footballer (In a Nutshell)

  • Frank Lampard was born in England on June 20th, 1978.
  • He was a midfielder.
  • In his Youth career he played for West Ham.
  • During his Senior career he played for West Ham and was loaned out to Swansea City.
  • He played over 400 games for Chelsea and played for Manchester City and finally for New York City where he retired in February, 2017.
  • The fact that he played 106 games for England and scored 29 goals is impressive.

Continue reading “Frank Lampard- Former Footballer”

Football is the ‘Sleeping Giant’ in Australia, but still has some work to do!

Football in Australia (In a Nutshell)

  • There are many reasons why football can go to the next level and become embedded into Australian culture as a permanent part of our lives.
  • Without enough of the next generation being interested in pursuing football, there needs to be something altered.
  • It starts at the top; James Johnson, the CEO of Football Australia (FFA) has done a good job at getting sponsors. and we have a good coach for the Matildas, plus the A-League men’s is a good standard; that’s why football is Australia’s ‘Sleeping’ giant.

Continue reading “Football is the ‘Sleeping Giant’ in Australia, but still has some work to do!”

Pin It on Pinterest