In this post Martin revisits one of the earliest books of cricketing reminiscences, and the life and times of the man who wrote it

This week we look at the work of Gerald Howat, a number of whose books should be in the library of any discerning bibliophile

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In this post Martin looks at the work of a contemporary of Neville Cardus, from the other side of the Pennines

A contemporary of Irving Rosenwater and Rowland Bowen, Roy Webber was not such a colourful character, but remains a ‘person of interest’ as far as we bibliophiles are concerned

Had he lived Conrad Hunte would be celebrating his 88th birthday today. In this feature Martin tells the story of his life and times

The government of the United Kingdom has instructed the ECB to take the lead in studying the possibility of playing games in an environment that is bio secure.

This week Martin tells the story of Bruce Harris, a journalist who wrote a number of tour books, starting with one on the famous 1932/33 Ashes series

The name Samuel Canynge Caple is a largely forgotten one except, it would seem, by Martin

When David Warner won the Allan Border Medal for best annual Australian male player earlier this year, it led to bemusement and mocking from certain quarters as he won despite a disastrous Ashes tour of England. It just seemed to be rewarding him for being a home-track Test bully while everyone ignored his record overseas. […]