Bernard Whimpress is one of Australia’s most active and respected sports historians, best known for his deep and enduring contribution to cricket history. A former magazine journalist and photographer, he has built a remarkable career as a writer, editor, curator, niche publisher and reviewer, producing an extensive body of work that documents Australian sport with authority, insight and personality.

Based in South Australia, Bernard has written, co-written and edited 54 books, mainly on cricket, while also publishing works on Australian Rules football, tennis, golf, Aboriginal history, art history, city heritage, memoir, photography and poetry. His background in journalism gave him a sharp eye for story, while his historical training gave his work depth, discipline and lasting value. He holds a doctorate in history from Flinders University, with research focused on Aboriginal cricketers in Australia during the protection era.

Bernard’s career has been closely connected with some of Australia’s most important sporting institutions. From 1979 to 1983 he was publications manager of South Australian National Football League for whom he edited the Football Budget and wrote the first comprehensive history of SA league football. Later he was curator of the Adelaide Oval Museum and historian for the South Australian Cricket Association from 1994 to 2009, and published and edited Baggy Green, the journal of Australian cricket history, from 1998 to 2010. His work has helped preserve the stories, records and personalities that shaped cricket in Australia, particularly in South Australia.