This week Martin reviews a new book about a true giant of the game, and a great personal favourite
CRICKET BOOKS
Unfortunately one or two quality books do occasionally slip past us unnoticed. With this review Martin puts one such deficiency right
In recent months we have had a succession of quality biographical books from Australian historians, a trend that Max Bonnell continues with this one
In this review Jon dusts off and looks again at the first cricket book he ever read – perhaps it is something other members of the team should do?
Here we take one of our regular looks at what is going on outside the mainstream of cricket literature and, like so many others, find a booklet that is a worthy addition to the literature of the game
This week Martin has learnt that being in Australia has its advantages, as the Mac has already received, read and reviewed this one whilst his copy is still en route to blighty
Some biographies of long forgotten cricketers disappoint, but Michael Stimpson’s account of the life and times of George Brown is not one of them
This week Jon reviews a collection of essays on Indian cricket, and is clearly impressed by what he has read
Not many Indian cricketers of Chandu Borde’s generation have gone into print before, making his a particularly welcome autobiography
As regular visitors will know we don’t limit our reviewing activities to top sellers. This one, for example, will sell no more than 56 copies, although it seems like all of those purchasers will be pleased with their investment