This week’s book is the fourth cricketing biography that former Hampshire player and schoolmaster Andy Murtagh has written in recent years, but despite appearing only a year after his life of Barry Richards there is no let up in quality
CRICKET BOOKS
A variation on a not uncommon theme this week, and a worthwhile exercise from a former editor of The Wisden Cricketer
It’s that time of year again, as Martin rounds up the books to have appeared so far this year, and looks forward to what we can expect in the coming months
In the space of a year Steve Dolman has produced his first and second books, both excellent, and held down a full time job – we wonder what his secret is?
For anyone interested in Pakistan cricket we have a must read book this week from the author of last year’s runner-up for CricketWeb Book of the Year
Mike Yardy’s autobiography gives cricket tragics another reminder that the career we all regard as living the dream isn’t, perhaps, quite as wonderful as we so fondly imagine
We’re a bit late in reviewing this year’s Wisden, but that is because Archie was tasked with reading every single word before reporting back. It is a task he seems to have enjoyed
By definition not an impartial observer on this occasion Martin tried to give this one six stars, and whilst the team can’t countenance that sort of thing experience means we do believe he will have retained much of his objectivity, and that this week’s book must indeed be a very good one
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
A second biography of Jack Crawford in little more than a year – does it stand comparison with its predecessor?