Republished six years after it originally appeared The Mac much enjoyed Barry Nicholls look at the Australian Test sides that played between 1977 and 1979, whilst the big names were away

Duncan Stone’s new book is an important, if not entirely comfortable read

The Mac’s timely reminder of the quality of this book from last year will doubtless result in a rush of calls to Roger Page from UK buyers, the publisher having sold all his copies months ago

The New Year is but a few days old, but already Martin has finished reading a new monograph on the subject of Lancashire cricket

The T20 World Cup is one of the most significant events in the cricket world. The recent edition of the T20 world cup, which took place last year, was one of the most-watched, ever since the tournament’s introduction in 2007.

ports betting is unarguably the most popular form of gambling in today’s world. Punters wager on teams or athletes, hoping that whoever they back will come out victorious, which in turn will yield a profit for them. There are even many other types of betting markets these days and you don’t necessarily have to bet on the overall game outcome. 

It’s that time of year again, when Martin looks at recently published books, and ahead to those we can expect over the next six months or so

It is unusual for cricket books to be republished a quarter of a century after they first appear, but that is what has recently happened to Mike Marqusee’s book on the 1996 World Cup

Does The Mac share Martin’s enthusiasm for this brief monograph on Lancashire’s ‘Golden Age’ Australian pace bowler, Alex Kermode?