Next week we shall have a post on the subject of ‘The Cricket Quarterly’, but before doing so we decided it would be sensible to provide this pen portrait of its proprietor
Martin Chandler - ARTICLES
Another county has now embarked on a series of books containing biographies of all who have played for them over the years, a most welcome trend
Martin enjoyed Aditya Bhushan’s second book, Fortune Turners, so we tasked him with reviewing his debut as well
Not many cricket writers in the 1960s had cause to be pleased with a review of their work by Rowland Bowen – Ralph Barker was one of the few
Don’t be fooled by the title and the cover. This one isn’t a bad read at all
Whilst working on his next major project CW favourite Bernard Whimpress has produced an entertaining booklet on the subject of Australia’s greatest batsman’s First Class debut
A cricketer does not have to achieve great success on the field in order to have a story worth telling – Australia’s Arthur Coningham is a perfect example
The Cricket Press Pty Ltd have just published what might be their final look at an aspect of Victor Trumper’s life, and it certainly seems to be an interesting one
The last few months have seen a number of interesting books released, and as long as most of the titles apparently in the offing actually get published that looks set to carry on in the New Year
As readers would expect Martin has been admonished for taking almost a decade to even find out about a biography of Test cricket’s leading wicket taker let alone review it, but he has apologised for his laxity so no further disciplinary action will be taken