Cricket Books

[archie mac]

Nearly two years later Archie, have you read it yet?

Forgot all about it, will take it with me when I go on holidays next week

[Matt79]

Can't wait for Ponting's 2008 Diary.

[archie mac]

Can't wait for Ponting's 2008 Diary.

Any book on the series, is going to be fun

[Matt79]

Bucknorline Autopsy by Frith

[archie mac]

Bucknorline Autopsy by Frith

I had to read it three times, but finally got it

[pasag]

Bucknorline Autopsy by Frith

Have the 2007 one on the shelf but haven't read it yet and not sure if I'll ever get around to it (only bought it as it was pretty cheap), has anyone and is it any good?

[neville cardus]

To be honest, that is one of Perry's major faults. The number of basic errors that he makes is very poor. The second fault, and the more serious one, is that I have come to suspect he simply makes up stuff to suit himself.

And this from a man who likes Cardus?

[Dave Gregory]

[pasag]

Picked up A History of Australian Cricket by Chris Harte and Bernard Whimpress today and was also coincidentally given The Pictorial History of Australian Cricket by Jack Pollard today as well.

[Matt79]

Is the Simpson effort a first edition? If not he was forced to delete the chapter in which he suggests that Meckiff not only chucks but knows he does. I have not read that book for many years, but I remember (I think) he lists Boycott as one of the new exciting fast scoring batsman

Its a reprint, so it doens't mention Meckiff. But he doesn't show any such qualms about sticking it to Charlie Griffith - I only got to the chapter about Griffith this morning on the train and the third line is along the lines of "after watching one ball from Griffith [as the batsman on strike for the first ball of the first test] I knew with absolute certainly - Charlie Griffith is a chucker." The West Indies, including Sobers in particular, cop quite a serve from Simmo.

Picked up a copy of a first edition at the 2nd hand bookstore on the weekend. I can see why the chapter on "Chuckers" caused a bit of a stir.

[Matt79]

Picked up A History of Australian Cricket by Chris Harte and Bernard Whimpress today and was also coincidentally given The Pictorial History of Australian Cricket by Jack Pollard today as well.

The Harte/Whimpress effort is definitely comprehensive, albeit little dry.

[archie mac]

Picked up a copy of a first edition at the 2nd hand bookstore on the weekend. I can see why the chapter on "Chuckers" caused a bit of a stir.

So now you can do a proper review for me

[archie mac]

Nearly two years later Archie, have you read it yet?

I have read and reviewed it, will put it up early next week

[stumpski]

Just got 'Mystery Spinner', Gideon Haigh's book on Jack Iverson, out of the library and very surprised not to see a review on here - or have I missed it?

[archie mac]

Just got 'Mystery Spinner', Gideon Haigh's book on Jack Iverson, out of the library and very surprised not to see a review on here - or have I missed it?

It would be good to have a review of it up here, a quality read