And finally, as the saying goes, we get around to reviewing a book about last summer’s Ashes series, although not the series that might be expected
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The biggest hitters have always been popular, and their reputations tend to resonate down the years. In recent times however the game seems to have forgotten Big Jim Smith, an oversight Martin hopes this feature will put right
A second biography of Jack Crawford in little more than a year – does it stand comparison with its predecessor?
There has been renewed interest in World Series Cricket in the last couple of years, as well as the manner in which the ‘Establishment’ game dealt with the challenge. David Battersby’s new book looks at what England were up to as WSC began
Few cricketers have entertained in the way that Mike Procter did – in this feature Martin tells his story
Not all cricketing autobiographies are the same, and Tino Best’s is certainly a great deal racier than the norm.
Books that touch and concern the game in Zimbabwe have been few and far between, thus the former Surrey, Glamorgan and England batsman Alan Butcher’s first book is a particularly important one
Yorkshire cricket has never been short of colourful characters and controversial ones – Johnny Wardle was both – in this feature Martin tells his bittersweet story
There are 27 very good reasons for buying this week’s book, not to mention the fact that all proceeds go to a cricketing charity
Back in the day Younis Ahmed was one of the most popular batsmen in county cricket, and a generation on from his retirement his autobiography is just as entertaining as his stroke play was