We are a little late to the party on this one, but it would appear from Martin’s review that the positive reaction to the publication of Robin Smith’s autobiography last year was fully justified
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Occasionally reviews slip through the net, like this one that Martin had filed with a collection of family photographs by mistake. It is therefore 18 months late, so the book may no longer be available
Not many of us get to celebrate our 100th birthdays, but today for, we believe, the first time, that landmark has been reached by a noted cricket writer
Next week we shall have a post on the subject of ‘The Cricket Quarterly’, but before doing so we decided it would be sensible to provide this pen portrait of its proprietor
Another county has now embarked on a series of books containing biographies of all who have played for them over the years, a most welcome trend
Martin enjoyed Aditya Bhushan’s second book, Fortune Turners, so we tasked him with reviewing his debut as well
Not many cricket writers in the 1960s had cause to be pleased with a review of their work by Rowland Bowen – Ralph Barker was one of the few
Don’t be fooled by the title and the cover. This one isn’t a bad read at all
Whilst working on his next major project CW favourite Bernard Whimpress has produced an entertaining booklet on the subject of Australia’s greatest batsman’s First Class debut
A cricketer does not have to achieve great success on the field in order to have a story worth telling – Australia’s Arthur Coningham is a perfect example