Normal service will resume next week, but in the meantime we have our regular round up of new and forthcoming releases
Martin Chandler - ARTICLES
Next week we should have Martin’s six monthly article about new books, so today we have something different. This is not a review as such, but an article about one of game’s most meticulous researchers, who left behind for future generations one of the most interesting and collectable of all cricketing oeuvres
After Rob Kelly’s splendid biography of Robin Hobbs we have another gift idea for Essex supporters
In this feature Martin tells the story of George Gunn, one of the more interesting personalities to have played the game
Self- publishing is on the rise, and this book illustrates why, from a reader’s point of view, it is has been a rewarding innovation
The ACS has published some excellent books, most of which have the subliminal message “for serious cricket tragics only” running through them. This one, however, is of much wider appeal
Sequels can be disappointing although not, it would seem from Martin’s review, on this occasion
In this feature Martin tells the story of the brief but stellar career of New Zealand’s Martin Donnelly
No one in the review team is surprised at Martin’s enthusiasm for this biography of Robin Hobbs, one of English cricket’s great characters from the 1960s and 1970s
Kennington Oval is a famous old ground, and for those interested in its history the Surrey club have produced an excellent introduction