We’re a bit late in reviewing this year’s Wisden, but that is because Archie was tasked with reading every single word before reporting back. It is a task he seems to have enjoyed
CRICKET BOOKS
By definition not an impartial observer on this occasion Martin tried to give this one six stars, and whilst the team can’t countenance that sort of thing experience means we do believe he will have retained much of his objectivity, and that this week’s book must indeed be a very good one
And finally, as the saying goes, we get around to reviewing a book about last summer’s Ashes series, although not the series that might be expected
A second biography of Jack Crawford in little more than a year – does it stand comparison with its predecessor?
There has been renewed interest in World Series Cricket in the last couple of years, as well as the manner in which the ‘Establishment’ game dealt with the challenge. David Battersby’s new book looks at what England were up to as WSC began
Not all cricketing autobiographies are the same, and Tino Best’s is certainly a great deal racier than the norm.
All cricket loving parents face the challenge of interesting their offspring in the game. Archie seems to have found an excellent way of making the introduction
Books that touch and concern the game in Zimbabwe have been few and far between, thus the former Surrey, Glamorgan and England batsman Alan Butcher’s first book is a particularly important one
There are 27 very good reasons for buying this week’s book, not to mention the fact that all proceeds go to a cricketing charity
Back in the day Younis Ahmed was one of the most popular batsmen in county cricket, and a generation on from his retirement his autobiography is just as entertaining as his stroke play was