For anyone struggling to come up with gift ideas for a cricket tragic Archie seems to have found the answer to the problem
CRICKET BOOKS
It’s that time of the four cycle again, so the publication of a new history of the World Cup is only to be expected
It’s been a while since a book from Allan Border appeared, but what the man who helped rebuild Australian cricket in the 1980s has to say is as interesting as ever
A book from last year that escaped Martin’s gimlet eye, and a good one too it would seem – let us hope there are no similar gaffes next time!
A gifted writer’s account of a great series can only result in one thing – a classic tour book, as Archie’s review confirms
Sid Barnes gave his name to three books in the 1950s and all are indelibly stamped with his personality – this week Archie reviews his account of the 1953 Ashes
A book dedicated to the history of a cricket ground on the sub-continent is a rarity – let us hope that this excellent production inspires some similar works
An unexpected title this week, and a brave publisher, but it seems from Martin’s review that this long ignored corner of cricket history is well worth reading about
This week Martin reviews the nineteenth volume of the seminal work on early cricket which has recently been published, fully 152 years after the first.
Oh dear – this week’s promising looking book is not recommended, but on a happier note a trip to a cricket only book fair most certainly is – the details are here.