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April10

Cricket’s Pure Pleasure

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This week’s book is an unusual self-published effort which, perhaps, will start a trend?

March27

Amazing Grace

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For anyone who doubted whether there could be anything new in the rush of new books that appeared on the subject of WG last year, there will be a number of pleasant surprises within the covers of this week’s book

March13

The War of the White Roses

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A book about the most turbulent period in the history of the best known of England’s county clubs has been due for a while now and, from Martin’s review, it seems it has been worth waiting for

March06

Tigers Among the Lions

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On CricketWeb we often bemoan the passing of the tour book, but as Archie’s step back in time this week shows the genre didn’t always deliver a good read

February28

Man for all Seasons

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The Cricket Publishing Company has conspicuously failed to produce a dud in four decades, and David Jenkins biography of Eric Freeman maintains their reputation for quality

February14

80 Not Out

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Something different this week, as Martin looks back at a couple of unusual Australian items from the 1960s that share a title, an author and a lofty status amongst collectors