A good story is still a good story no matter how many times it has been told and, as Anindya Dutta’s book demonstrates, as long as it is written well there is no reason why it should not be told yet again
Martin Chandler - ARTICLES
Better late than never Martin adds his views to the welter of praise that has already been heaped on one of the best received cricket books of 2018
Bradman was the greatest batsman who has ever played the game, but which of the 29 Test centuries was his best?
Readers outside Trinidad will struggle to find a copy of this one, but it can still be tracked down, and anyone seeking assistance to do so should email us at the usual address
For the first time in a number of years Martin has hit the between Christmas and New Year target for his twice yearly look at recent and forthcoming books, thus enabling him to go into 2019 with a clean disciplinary record
They sound like a firm of undertakers, and burying batsmen’s hopes was something Les Jackson and Cliff Gladwin did consistently through the 1950s
Some books arrive on the shelf amidst a slickly organised fanfare. Others, like this one, cause barely a ripple, but don’t ignore the Alan Mullally story – it is a decent read
The perfect gift? Possibly not for all, but Simon Wilde’s history of England in international cricket ticks most of the boxes where cricket lovers are concerned
Three generations of the Tremlett family produced county cricketers, two of whom had brief international careers. In this feature Martin tells their story
As it is that time of year we thought we would have a look at a couple of stocking fillers for the cricket tragic. The first is inexpensive and, at the moment, relatively easy to obtain