Universal’s Summer Cricket Guide

Universal’s Summer Cricket Guide, edited by Australian sports journalist and commentator Ken Piesse, is a yearly edition that contains your complete tour guide for the international and domestic cricket season ahead. Including insightful editorial coverage on each team and player with commentaries by leading industry insiders on topical issues. Each magazine also contains a market place section with a review of the latest products available.

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Universal’s Summer Cricket Guide

ALL THE 2024-25 FIXTURES

IMMORTALITY AWAITS • If Pat Cummins continues to build his already-distinguished captaincy record, he could well become a captaincy immortal, says MARK BROWNING.

CAPTAINS OF RENOWN: AUSTRALIA’S TOP 6 LEADERS

STAND UP YOUNG MEN • Quality batting replacements are a high priority if Australia is to retain its formidable Test team edge

ALL THE MAJOR STATS • AUSTRALIA V INDIA

AUSTRALIANS AT NIGHT • Some day-night stats, from Ric Finlay

VERY VERY SPECIAL • Indian cricket’s latest wonderkid hails from Sachin Tendulkar’s hometown Mumbai. MARK BROWNING reports.

PERTH STADIUM

ADELAIDE OVAL

THE ‘GABBA, BRISBANE

THE MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND

THE SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND

WIN TICKETS TO THE 2024-25 TESTS

HEAD OR TAILS • Cricket is never better than when TRAVIS HEAD is at his consummate, free-flowing best

THE AUSTRALIANS • CAPTAIN

OUR WHITE BALL CONTENDERS • The players most likely to play in the white-ball internationals against Pakistan in November

THE MAN WITH REAL WHEELS • The touring Indians have champions at every turn, including the No.1 ranked fast bowler in the world JASPRIT BUMRAH

INDIA • CAPTAIN

HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW • Pakistan has gone from prime time to behind a pay wall for its whistle-stop second tour of Australia in 12 months

PAKISTAN • CAPTAIN

RENEGADES LOOK TO REVIVE • Short-form champion Cameron White hopes to reignite Melbourne’s down-and-out BBL franchise, the Renegades

YOUR CLUB

2023-24 BBL HIGHLIGHTS

OVERALL BBL RECORDS

LAND OF OPPORTUNITY • Champions Western Australia are the hunted, but there are bigger stakes for the nation’s up and coming youngsters…

ONE-DAY CUP

NSW BLUES • YOUNG BLUES READY TO EXCEL

TEN YEARS OF NSW CRICKET • New South Wales Sheffield Shield 2014-24

2024 ROOKIES:

QUEENSLAND

TEN YEARS OF QUEENSLAND CRICKET • Queensland in the Sheffield Shield 2014-24

QUEENSLAND WHO’S WHO 2024-25

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

TEN YEARS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CRICKET • South Australia in the Sheffield Shield 2014-24

SA WHO’S WHO 2024-25

2024 ROOKIES:

TASMANIA • MATT EYES SRI LANKAN TOUR

TEN YEARS OF TASMANIAN CRICKET • Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield 2014-24

TASMANIA WHO’S WHO 2024-25

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VICTORIA • BIG-HITTING BROWN MOVES SOUTH

TEN YEARS OF VICTORIAN CRICKET • Victoria in the Sheffield Shield 2014-24

VICTORIA WHO’S WHO 2024-25

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA • GIANTS OF THE WACA

TEN YEARS OF WA CRICKET • Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield 2014-24

WA WHO’S WHO 2024-25

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DAVO’S TREASURES • Cricket memorabilia once belonging to the game’s most iconic can be worth tens of thousands

CRICKET COLLECTOR CARDS

ASHES LIGHT UP THE NEW YEAR • Australia’s elite women have two international series, including the Ashes this summer as the game’s popularity continues to soar

2023-24 STATE & WBBL CRICKET AWARD WINNERS

WOMEN’S NATIONAL CRICKET LEAGUE...