Ashley Giles’ autobiography confirms once more that the best books from that genre do not necessarily come from those with the most stellar playing careers
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At age 91 former West Indies wicket keeper Jackie Hendriks decided to tell his life story, and this recent book is the result
It is back to North America with this one, but this monograph is very different to its predecessors
This is the story of a largely forgotten England batsman of the inter war period, but he has a fascinating back story
Barbados is one of the key nations that makes up the West Indies, and this excellent new book takes a long look at the island and its history
An old classic is brought up to date in this new title from Fairfield Books
It’s back to the Golden Age with this one, and a rarely remembered tour of Jamaica by The Gentlemen of Philadelphia
Because of the Great War Bert Folkard was not a Test cricketer, but his story is still well worth reading
August03
Something Changed: Beefy, Boadicea, Brixton, Bunting and how Cricket Helped Change the Nation
by: Martin Chandler
Botham and Thatcher never batted or bowled together but, at least in the view of author Ben Dobson, have much in common
The latest addition to Red Rose Books’ Monographs on North American Cricket series looks back to England in the summer of 1903