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
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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
In his time the subject of this week’s post was one of the most prolific writers on the game albeit not, perhaps, one of the best. Nonetheless Home Gordon’s story is an interesting one
CricketWeb favourite David Battersby has just released his first booklet of 2020, and he has certainly hit the ground running
Cricket Societies are the natural home for cricket tragics. Not many put publishing on their list of priorities, but one that does is the Stourbridge and District Society
In days gone by cricket was certainly a game that attracted a goodly number of clergymen. This slim booklet takes a look at those with links to Worcestershire
In this feature Martin looks at the lives of the Gilligan brothers, mainly Ashes captain Arthur, but with a nod to Frank and Harold as well
In this post Martin takes a look at a magazine on the subject of something very close to his heart, the future of the Lancashire County Cricket Club
There are precious few cricket books published in South Africa as it is, without those that do appear being restricted to short print runs and distributed privately