David Battersby’s monographs have become a regular feature of our reviews in recent years, and this latest title is a worthy addition to his oeuvre
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A couple of years ago Martin much enjoyed this one so, with interest in Neville Cardus still buoyant after last year’s acclaimed biography from Duncan Hamilton, he takes another look at a new and revised edition
Cricket writers usually operate alone and, if truth be told, it seems that the pair that made up this long running double act generally did as well
This week Martin reviews an unusual biography of the late Tony Greig, a man who still stirs many memories for English cricket tragics of a certain age
This week Martin looks at an Indian periodical that shares its name with the best cricket magazine of them all and, to be fair, loses little in comparison to Rowland Bowen’s masterpiece
Tim Quelch has written a couple of interesting books in recent years, and completes his hat trick with this look back at the Sussex sporting scene of his boyhood
A mere five weeks after reviewing the first this weekend Martin looks at the second in Red Rose Books’ series of studies of Lancashire cricket records
Since 1901 Wisden has stood alone as cricket’s leading annual – in this post Martin has a look at some Victorian rivals that the almanack had to see off along the way
This week Martin reviews two books from Brian Rendell on the subject of England and Middlesex all-rounder Gubby Allen’s two tours of Australia. This one deals with his first trip in 1932/33
This week Martin reviews two books from Brian Rendell on the subject of England and Middlesex all-rounder Gubby Allen’s two tours of Australia. This one deals with his second trip, this time as captain, in 1936/37