It’s that time of year again, and we have pleasure in presenting the twenty first edition of Martin’s bi-annual round up of new and forthcoming releases

Genuinely quick left arm bowlers have always been rare, particularly so in England. In this feature Martin tells the story of one such man who, had he been blessed with a more equable temperament, might today be remembered as the best of the few

This post is the first in an occasional serious looking at some less well known, but undoubtedly worthy cricket writers

Marco and Ganesh discuss the World Cup so far and what is in store for the next two weeks

More words have been written about the 1932/33 Ashes than any other series of Test matches, so hopefully this guide to what has been published will be of some assistance to anyone interested in learning more about ‘Bodyline’

Who was the greater writer, Crusoe or Cardus? Sometimes you just have to acknowledge that dead heats happen

Though there are plenty of potential surprise packages at the upcoming Cricket World Cup, there seems to be near-universal confidence that England and India will be the two teams battling it out at Lord’s on 14 July. Fans, pundits and bookmakers alike appear united in this belief, but they would be decidedly less so if it were not for one man.

I’m going to be a hundred percent honest. I know nothing about cricket. Or fantasy cricket. Or sports. I do know that everyone likes money, however, and that plenty of sports fans want to place bets on their favorite players, in a safe, fast, and fair system. I also know a thing or two about […]

Not all modern writers revere Neville Cardus in the way their predecessors did. In this post Martin adds his two penn’orth to a debate that is doubtless going to run and run

Australia’s 1999 WC triumph was not only overcoming significant adversity during the tournament, but significant upheaval in the years leading up to it.