This week we welcome back our top man following a spot of paternity leave, and it would seem that this week’s book will have provided him with a welcome distraction from the nappy changing.
CRICKET BOOKS
Martin has certainly managed to find something out of the ordinary to review this week, and it seems like he rather enjoyed it.
Few cricket books are bestsellers, and I doubt this week’s book ever was either, but it has been through several editions, and I don’t suppose its total sales have been exceeded by many.
This week Gareth reviews a book that examines the 1978/79 Ashes series as it was played out against the backdrop of World Series Cricket.
This week Martin reviews a rare beast; a cricketing autobiography published in the Caribbean.
Robin Jackman has always seemed like an interesting character, and from Martin’s review it would seem that his recent autobiography bears that out.
Former Glamorgan and England opening batsman Steve James has written the first detailed account of the contribution of two Zimbabweans to English cricket – Ewen Day-Collins has review the book for us.
Despite selling many more copies than almost all cricket books with loftier reputations I don’t recall seeing a review of “Cricket’s Strangest Matches” until now.
Geoff Boycott is known for his firm, sometimes trenchant, views on the game and how it should be played. This week Gareth reviews his thoughts, as they were shortly after his playing career ended.
It would seem from this week’s review that the old adage “Form is temporary, class is permanent” applies just as appropriately to writing about the game as playing it.