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Warwick Hadfield

Warwick Hadfield

Warwick Hadfield OAM has been a journalist on radio and in newspapers for five decades, including with The Australian newspaper and ABC Radio National. At The Australian, he held the positions of Chief of Staff, Editorial Writer and Chief Sports Correspondent. He has covered Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Test cricket, international rugby, tennis, hockey both at home and internationally. He has also written extensively about Australian rules football. While at the ABC, as well as being an on-air presenter, Warwick has also worked as a marketing manager and producer.

Warwick Hadfield reviews 'Over and Out: Cricket umpires and their stories' edited by John Gascoigne, and 'The Vincibles: A suburban cricket season' by Gideon Haigh

April 2003, no. 250 11 October 2022
Warwick Hadfield reviews 'Over and Out: Cricket umpires and their stories' edited by John Gascoigne, and 'The Vincibles: A suburban cricket season' by Gideon Haigh
When you bump into people who know Gideon Haigh – and that happens a lot in Geelong – they will tell you about his encyclopedic knowledge of cricket, his dedication to detail, and his casualness with money. I want to add to this list of his idiosyncrasies a delicious ability to turn the mundane into the magnificent. For this is exactly what The Vincibles is to we weekend warriors – a magnifi ... (read more)