One of the more prolific cricket bloggers, Amy S, passed away in a car accident in July in Canberra. Her friend Kate has posted a glowing tribute to Amy on her blog. I am shocked and saddened. Amy provided a great and unique perspective on Australian cricket and she also blogged significantly about the IPL and South African cricketers. The cricket community will miss her. She was only 26.

Other bloggers have added their final thoughts – I have linked them below and will continue to update this post as I find more.

• Straight Point: “her blog used to exhibit so much energy“
• Cricket with Balls: He is observing a 24-hour silence in her honor.
• Chinese Cut: “She was a writing machine, churning out 6-7 posts everyday despite her tough job as a journalist. Her blog posts about Albie Morkel and AB de Villiers will be distinctly remembered.“
• Arm Ball: “Its just plain shocking that one of the best and ardent blogger is no more with us.“
• Maidenbowling: “She was so amazing. So funny. So generous. So full of life.“
• Miss Field: “Amy was such a passionate, entertaining, engaging and knowledgeable blogger. She shared my inexplicable fascination with Saffers, and laid a claim on Albie from the get-go that I didn’t even try to argue with“
• Eye on Cricket: “Only the good die young.“
• Line and Length: “She was a fine and passionate writer“
• The Old Batsman: “Like everyone who followed her blog I felt like I knew her a little, yet as her friend Kate’s tribute shows, writing was just one of her talents.“
• Different Shades of Green: “We’re really all in this together.“
• The Silly Mid Off: “Amy’s writing was laden with wit, and her blog’s content and structure was one which I looked at a great deal while starting up this blog.“
• Cricket Minded: “She was amazing with words, funny, intelligent and just plain and simply awesome.“
• Gift of Devil: “Her works were a treat and I liked to kill many an interesting hour reading her stuff.“
• Ducking Beamers: “For a good stretch of time, I couldn’t write a single post without linking to Amy S., whose humor absolutely floored me.“
• Short of a Length: “Amy’s is my favorite cricket blog and, in my opinion, is the best. Easily.“
• The Cricket Watcher’s Journal: “Her blog was about the joy of being a spectator, and there wasn’t any of the bitterness which creeps into our own blogging.“

Rest in peace, Amy.