We haven’t had a five star book for a while, but from Martin’s review this one certainly seems to be well worth our top ranking
Martin Chandler - ARTICLES
There is no county cricket at the moment and unlikely to be any for a few weeks yet, but that doesn’t prevent supporters talking and writing about their counties
This week we take a look a writer who was primarily a journalist, but who also authored a number of books and was never anything other than completely forthright in the opinions he expressed
In this review Martin looks at the first of three books that are going to be published in the coming weeks to mark the passing of half a century since the cancellation of the 1970 South African tour
Regular readers will have noticed that we review a disproportionate number of books and booklets about Lancashire cricket, and here we have another one.
This week we look at another cricket magazine, the relatively short lived and much missed Cricket Lore
North of Lancashire, Yorkshire and Durham lies Scotland and, contrary to the expectations of some, those Celts have quite a cricketing heritage
Martin does choose to review some obscure stuff at times, but there’s nothing to be gained by telling him that – we find it easiest just to let him get on with it
Almost certainly the finest bowler never to have won a Test cap, in this feature Martin looks at the life and times of the South African fast medium bowler
This week we have a look at another cricket writer from long ago, although on this occasion the name is not a well known one