Ashley Mallett

With more than 25 years experience in print media, Ashley has developed a highly adaptable approach to a range of professional writing and production services; producing punchy hard news and easy to read color feature stories.

Ashley has written 23 books , all non-fiction – 14 specifically for children, for a variety of top publishers.

Cricket:

• Trumper the Greatest  Batsmen of the Golden Age
• Clarrie Grimmett the Bradman of spin
• Rowdy
• Spin Out
• 100 cricket tips
• Bradman’s Band

Currently Ashley is working on Doug Walters & Jeff Thomson biography.

183 First Class cricket matches, taking 693 wickets at an average of 26

38 Tests taking 132 wickets

Mallett holds the record for the best bowling figures in a Test innings on the Adelaide Oval in the 20^th Century 8/59 Australia v/s Pakistan.

A master cricket coach, and an experienced After Dinner Speaker, possessing a typical Aussie dry sense of humor, you will be drawn into his tales like he drew in so many

Batsmen.

Rod is no run of the mill speaker, he has a dry sense of humor, very Australian, wouldn't you just like to know what went on in the dressing room all those years ago, or an insight to the players of the era.
Here is a sample of his wit.

"41 wickets in an ashes series at 12.85, a record that will never be beaten in Australia.

I should be known as a superstar. There are only two things that stopped me from being better than Dennis Lillee, selectors and batsmen.
Book me for your next function because I tell it how it was.
Short , fast and furious, and straight at the body". Rodney Hogg
Make your event special book Rod, you will not be disappointed.