Bodyline again, and plenty more besides in Mark Peel’s look at the varying directions in which cricket’s moral compass has pointed over the years
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As the audience for the women’s game grows there will inevitably be an increase in the number of books on the subject. This week Martin has a look at a historical offering from the ACS
Here at CricketWeb we are very keen on the ACS ‘Lives in Cricket’ series, but haven’t yet reviewed any of their latest venture, the ‘Cricket Witness’ series – this week we remedy that
Test cricket hasn’t always been a young man’s game, even in Australia, and in this feature Martin takes a look at the life and times of one of the oldest men to have appeared on the game’s biggest stage
We had a feeling Martin would enjoy this one, and it seems we were right
Not a major work, and better described as a somewhat ephemeral souvenir than a piece of cricket literature, but nonetheless this one seems to be an interesting read
In this feature Martin goes back well over a hundred years to tell the stories of two Lancashire batsmen, an opium addict and the famous poem that binds them together
‘Woofy’ is no doubt aimed at the Gloucestershire faithful, but will be a worthwhile investment to anyone who has an interest in nineteenth century cricket
It has been a while since we have reviewed anything from the ACS, something we remedy today by looking at the latest addition to the popular ‘Lives in Cricket’ series
It is now more than a quarter of a century since the South Africa was readmitted to Test cricket. In this feature Martin looks back at a fascinating match that, for a while, threatened one of the biggest shocks in the history of the game