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
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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
……….. whereas the second is old, expensive and difficult to find
Tours have been the subject of many of the books we have reviewed over the years, but this one is certainly a variation on the theme
Books about Shane Warne are ten a penny, but if you want to know the real story of the greatest bowler Australia has produced then this should be the only one you need
In this feature Martin profiles Freddie Brown, the compatriot of Paddington Bear who led England to their first post war Test win over Australia, back in 1951
It is some time since we had a five star review on CricketWeb, and it seems we will have to wait a little longer yet
We have an unwritten rule on the review team that anthologies, however good they may be should not get more than four stars, which gives the best indication there can be of how highly Martin rates this one