There were great expectations in Yorkshire when Chris Old began his county career. He never did prove to be the like for like replacement the county’s supporters yearned for, but was still a fine cricketer. In this feature Martin tells his story
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Ever since he joined the team Martin has bemoaned the lack of a biography of Arthur Carr – he’ll have to change the record now
The CricketWeb review team is always prepared to take a bit of criticism when it’s properly due, but we won’t have anyone accuse us of favouring the mainstream of cricket publishing in our choice of books
In this feature Martin takes a look at the life and times of the batsman with some of the biggest numbers in the history of the game
This isn’t the first book from Rob Franks exploring one of the byways of the history of New Zealand cricket. It is however the first we have reviewed on CW – it won’t be the last
Wisden apart, there is not much in cricket literature as collectable as Arthur Mailey’s light hearted tour publications, as Martin can explain
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The Tale of Two Terriers and the Somerset Cat: The Scrap for Cricket’s County Championship 2016
by: Martin Chandler
Self publishing seems to be on the rise, and as long as this sort of quality is maintained long may that continue
Perhaps he didn’t turn out to be quite as good a batsman as his early career suggested he might become, but John Crawley certainly wasn’t helped by the way England teams were selected in the 1990s. In this feature Martin looks back at a career that might have disappointed at times, but which contained its share of highlights.
Nine years on a follow up to our first ever Book of the Year has been published, so we felt obliged to review it
The weather is getting warmer and, albeit in the UAE, the English season is beginning so, with much good cricket expected, what better place to start than a reminder that the season just gone was a pretty good one