This week Archie reviews a biography of Barry Jarman, who kept wicket for Australia 19 times between 1959 and 1969, captaining his country once, against England in 1968.
CRICKET BOOKS
This week it is Martin’s turn to review a modern limited edition concerning a forgotten aspect of Australian cricket history.
This week David reviews a recent book showcasing the talents of an old school gentleman of the press, Yorkshireman Jim Kilburn.
As he is celebrating Archie has been a little self-indulgent this week, but in light of the inevitable lack of sleep he is forgiven – many congratulations to him and Mrs Mac.
We are grateful to Gulu Ezekiel for taking a break from preparing the final draft of his revised biography of Sachin Tendulkar in order to let us have this review.
Has the end of the 77 years of hurt given Lancastrians cause to take pleasure in reading about that barren era? It certainly seems so.
Ashes captains have been lending their names to tour books since Victorian times. This week David has been reading the most recent of these, from Andrew Strauss.
This week Stuart reviews Darrell Hair’s second autobiography, which it seems is likely to prove every bit as controversial as his first.
It is sixty years since this collection of John Arlott’s essays first appeared, and Martin certainly believes it has stood the test of time.
This week Martin reviews a book devoted to the history of cricket writing – not surprisingly he seems to have rather enjoyed it.