A disproportionate number of our five star books have come from just one small publisher, and with the autobiography of Fred Rumsey Fairfield Books have come up with another outstanding title
CRICKET BOOKS
Gerald Howat wrote a number of cricket books back in the 1980s, only one of which we have previously looked at. This week David Taylor moves towards redressing the balance by reviewing Howat’s look at the game in the inter-war years
In his latest limited edition booklet Dave Battersby rescues a long forgotten New Zealand tourney from obscurity
Two new books have emerged from the pen of Max Bonnell in as many months, and it seems this one is every bit as enjoyable as the last
Over the years we haven’t reviewed too many books of a ‘practical nature’ but, thanks to the enthusiasm of youth, we are delighted to feature Tim’s thoughts on this one
Heir to Adventure amounts to the autobiography of a man who captained Kent for a single summer and played one Test for England in 1921, which is the reason why we are reviewing a book with less than a page of cricket content
It is more than seventy years since Don Bradman played his last Test innings, and approaching twenty years since his passing, but the interest in his remarkable batting record shows no sign of diminishing. This week Martin reviews the latest in a very long line of books published on the subject of ‘The Don’
This week Jon takes a detailed look at a substantial work of reference
In the last few years Durham have been a troubled county, and this week Martin reviews a new book that tells the story of what has gone wrong
After his review of Gideon Haigh’s latest Jon takes a look at Geoff Lemon’s offering on the same subject matter