A second review in a month for a recent book from Barry Nicholls, although any reader expecting Martin to nominate a preference will be disappointed
CRICKET BOOKS
England’s recent history in the 50 over format has been something of a rollercoaster ride, and this week’s book is an overdue look at the trials and tribulations which, all England supporters will hope, are finally being consigned to history
I can’t imagine there will ever be a better series than the 2005 Ashes, and it quickly spawned a number of books. There were several by professional writers, the best of which were written by those masters of their craft, David Frith and Gideon Haigh. Amongst the English side Andrew Flintoff and Michael Vaughan, as […]
There are not many areas of cricket history that have not received detailed treatment in book form before, and the publication of this book by Barry Nicholls means that there is now one less
In this week’s review Archie has a look at a title well away from the mainstream of cricket writing
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