David Boon
Two years ago, the pavilion at the ground in Launceston, Tasmania, was renamed "The David Boon Stand"
View ArticleTCA Media Release - David Boon retires (10 March 1999)
At 2:00 pm on Wednesday 10th March at Bellerive Oval David Boon announced his retirement from 1st class cricket in Australia
View ArticleAverage century score in test cricket
Scoring a century has always been a great achievement in Test cricket
View ArticleBoon makes return to the crease
David Boon made a return to the crease yesterday for the Launceston Cricket Club legends but his side was no match for the current players of the club
View ArticleDecisions of the ACB Directors meeting in Melbourne, 13 December 2000
The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) Directors met in Melbourne today and made the following decisions relating to several issues
View ArticlePlayers to be honoured on Field of Fame at Bellerive Oval
The Tasmanian Cricket Association is pleased to announce that a Field of Fame, to honour past, present and future Tasmanian cricketers is to be incorporated in the Development at Bellerive Oval.
View ArticleWorld-Leading cricket museum launched
Tasmanian cricket's new museum and library, celebrating the sport and its long history in the State, was officially launched by the Deputy Premier, Mr Paul Lennon MHA, at Bellerive Oval yesterday...
View ArticleThe XI ideal tourists
Christopher Douglas names a team for all reasons, few of them cricket
View ArticleThe second tied Test
It had to happen: eventually Test cricket was going to produce another tie, to go with the historic Brisbane match of 1960-61
View ArticleSussex to play friendly in late March
The pressure of cramming more fixtures and competitions into the summer has resulted in the season gradually extending itself at either end
View ArticlePints and proselytizers
The furore over Andrew Symonds' night out was way over the top, and once again raised uncomfortable questions of the unreal behavioural standards we expect from elite sportsmen
View ArticleFitness is the thing
"Modern guys are closer to athletes than we were." David Boon drinks to the past and future of the Ashes
View ArticleWaugh warns against sweeping changes
Steve Waugh has warned Australia's selectors against rushing into making impulsive changes to the Australian team
View ArticleBorder back as national selector
Allan Border has ended his one-year retirement from the Australian selection panel and will replace the former chairman Trevor Hohns, who resigned in April
View ArticleNudity, girls and texts
Jenny Thompson looks back on The Week That Was ... September 18 to 24
View ArticleBorder resigns as selector for second time
Allan Border has stepped down as a Test selector for the second time in less than two years and only four months after re-accepting the position
View ArticleFormer players shocked Warne could be going
Reports that Shane Warne will announce his retirement on Thursday have caught the cricket world off guard
View ArticleHealy wants suitable exits for 100-Test veterans
Ian Healy believes Australian players who have reached 100 Tests should be allowed to enjoy farewells similar to those of Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Justin Langer
View ArticleBoon's air of excitement after Tasmania's dark days
When David Boon first played for Tasmania, they were not considered good enough to be a fully-fledged Sheffield Shield team. Now, 28 years later, they are hosting the final for the first time
View ArticleThe pressure's on the panel
Not much has been expected of Australia's selectors in recent years, but the time may have finally come for them to raise their game
View ArticleWelcome back, we weren't expecting you
Eleven players who made a return to the fold after their time had appeared to have passed by
View ArticlePonting backs Katich as opener
Simon Katich has won the backing of the captain Ricky Ponting and one of the selectors, David Boon, as he aims to settle into the Test opening role after Matthew Hayden was from the Caribbean due to...
View ArticleFormer Test stars produce talented offspring
The children of three former Australian players are part of a 38-strong squad that will attend a national under-18 talent identification camp
View ArticleBoon wants fellow selectors to trust current squad
David Boon believes his selection panel must show faith in a core group of players during Australia's rebuilding phase
View ArticleAustralia's selectors should be full-time professionals
It won't be so easy for England in the 2010-11 Ashes, but Australia must look at having full-time selectors
View Article'Everything we touched turned to gold'
David Boon looks back at the heady summer of 1989, and the years after, when he was considered by many to be the best batsman in the world
View ArticleCricket Australia prepares to axe a selector
Cricket Australia will decide which of Merv Hughes, Jamie Cox or David Boon will be axed as a national selector at a board meeting on Friday
View ArticleDavid Boon to become ICC match referee
David Boon has quit Australia's selection panel to take up a role as an ICC match referee
View ArticleSelector's exit ushers change
David Boon has quit his post on the national panel and in so doing helps to bring swifter change to the Australian system.
View Article'The glue that kept Australia's innings together'
David Boon played an anchoring role with a measured 75 at the top of the order
View ArticleBoon, Hayden and Wilson join Hall of Fame
David Boon, Matthew Hayden and Betty Wilson will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the Allan Border Medal ceremony in Sydney on Monday
View ArticleWarner repeats Allan Border Medal win
David Warner's bumper ODI run helped him win a second successive Allan Border Medal while Mitchell Starc became the first bowler in nine years to claim the Test Player of the Year award
View ArticleAll-time Australia World Cup XI
Daniel Brettig, an ESPNcricinfo assistant editor, picks his all-time Australia World Cup XI
View ArticleDavid Boon to miss fourth Ashes Test after positive Covid-19 result
Steve Bernard will replace Boon as the match referee for the game
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