This week we look away from the major centres of the Test playing nations, starting with what seems to be a cracking look at cricket in Latin America

This week Martin’s look at the counties’ place in cricket literature arrives in Essex

After a few weeks elsewhere Martin returns to Scottish cricket history this week, and another booklet in Richard Miller’s estimable series of reprints of long forgotten writings

David Frith has updated his 1997 autobiography and, Archie having looked at its first incarnation, it is Martin’s turn to review the new edition

This week we have another review that is going to be of interest to followers of the Red Rose

From Derbyshire Martin’s tour of the literature of the First Class counties moves North, to Durham

It’s nearly impossible to live or grow up in England, India, New Zealand, West Indies, Australia, or South Africa, without being familiar with cricket. It doesn’t matter if you are an ardent fan of the game or indifferent; cricket is to these regions as football is to some others. The bat-and-ball game has been played since the 17th century in England, and today, it’s the second most popular sport in the world.

It’s that time of year again, and this year Martin reviews the cricket book that needs no introduction

All we did was mention to Martin that he hadn’t reviewed anything about Lancashire cricket for a while ……