CRICKET BOOKS

Cricket and the Great War has been a recurring theme in the last year or so, and this week Martin reviews another book on the subject

Doubtless this one won’t be a bestseller, which just goes to show that sales figures are no indication of quality

Not really a cricket book as such this week, but Archie has demonstrated a fondness for Hornung’s famous character before, and does so again

Fair play to Archie for agreeing to review this, and if the current series produces a second edition, perhaps he’ll do that one as well

The selection of cricket teams generally gives rise to more debate amongst supporters than the play itself, so Trevor Woolley’s new book should appeal to all long-suffering England fans

At least the title of the book makes it clear what its premise is, so rather than have the review team look at this we decided to set our top man to work on it – it’s fair to say Dave was not too impressed

A biography of a Lancashire player from the 1960s was always going to appeal to Martin, but it looks from his review as if this one is required reading well beyond the borders of the Red Rose

The Australian edition didn’t last, but the original is still the best sporting annual there is – will the Indian version catch on?

Although he doesn’t say so, we get the impression that Martin rather hopes that in a week’s time Justin Parkinson’s second book will prove to be a chapter short

Despite the twin distractions of a fine series against New Zealand and a forthcoming Ashes rematch Martin has still found the time to put together his twice yearly overview of new books