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
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Kennington Oval is a famous old ground, and for those interested in its history the Surrey club have produced an excellent introduction
As Malcolm Nash’s autobiography demonstrates, here is a good deal more to life than being hit for six sixes in an over by Garry Sobers
Is there much new to learn about Sir Neville Cardus? It would seem the answer to that one is a resounding ‘Yes’
In this feature Martin profiles Godfrey Evans of Kent and England, one of the first showmen behind the stumps
There is one cricketing tome which requires no introduction, but we won’t let that stop us providing it with one. For 2018 it’s Martin’s turn to review the ‘Cricketer’s Bible’
There have been plenty of books about the County Championship, but only three about the experience of following the finest domestic competition of them all in the 21st century. Tim Cawkwell has written all of them
‘Stranded Batsman’ is a life of one of the nearly men of Caribbean cricket, and a book that clearly impressed Martin
A serious road accident cut short Fred Bakewell’s promising cricket career in 1936. In this feature Martin tells the story of a man who was a fine batsman, but a flawed character
A book devoted to Sri Lankan cricket is a rare thing, and we are very grateful to author Ranjan Mellawa for providing us with a review copy of his magnum opus on the subject of the game he loves