Martin Chandler - ARTICLES

May05

Moeen

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This week, better late than never, we get round to looking at one of the best received cricket books of 2018

April28

The Genius

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In this self published labour of love Renato Carini examines the legacy left by Victor Trumper, and like others before him demonstrates why cricketers should never be judged by statistics alone

April25

An Introduction to the Bibliophile’s Blog

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When this blog opened for business the original intention was for a number of the pages of the existing review section to be moved into it. Unfortunately however no one on the review team raised this with anyone with any technical knowledge and, unfortunately, it would seem that sticking to our plan would be far […]

April21

Rosey

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Two five star books in as many weeks is certainly a first, and not a decision that was taken lightly, but we feel we have a responsibility to tell it how it is

April21

The Greatest Season

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A book to bring back happy memories for Warwickshire supporters, but this splendid reminder of how the English domestic game worked before the advent of T20 should be of much wider appeal

April21

Rupert Webb – Goodbye Old Friend

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Rupert Webb was an old fashioned wicketkeeper. He was no mug with the bat, but as he never did quite manage a First Class fifty he couldn’t be considered an all-rounder in the modern sense. His glove work was nonetheless of sufficient quality to see him as his county’s first choice for the best part […]