In this week’s review Archie has a look at a title well away from the mainstream of cricket writing
CRICKET BOOKS
In case regular readers have detected a hint of bias Martin has promised that this is the last book about a Lancashire cricketer he will review ‘for a while’
Martin is adept at tracking down unusual books, especially ones with a Lancashire connection, and this story of a unique piece of memorabilia is a good example
Cricket is played the world over, but rarely written about beyond the Test playing countries so Roy Morgan’s look at many of the game’s less well known participants is a welcome one
This week’s book is the fourth cricketing biography that former Hampshire player and schoolmaster Andy Murtagh has written in recent years, but despite appearing only a year after his life of Barry Richards there is no let up in quality
A variation on a not uncommon theme this week, and a worthwhile exercise from a former editor of The Wisden Cricketer
It’s that time of year again, as Martin rounds up the books to have appeared so far this year, and looks forward to what we can expect in the coming months
In the space of a year Steve Dolman has produced his first and second books, both excellent, and held down a full time job – we wonder what his secret is?
For anyone interested in Pakistan cricket we have a must read book this week from the author of last year’s runner-up for CricketWeb Book of the Year
Mike Yardy’s autobiography gives cricket tragics another reminder that the career we all regard as living the dream isn’t, perhaps, quite as wonderful as we so fondly imagine