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
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Either Doug Wright’s figures don’t tell the whole truth about his talents, or Sir Donald Bradman was prone to exaggeration. In this feature Martin takes a look behind the numbers
This week Martin reviews the latest book in the ACS ‘Lives in Cricket’ series
How will the game of cricket be played in a hundred years time? In this feature Martin looks at the answers William Ford came up with in 1900
Nothing quite like this week’s book has been published before, nor is it likely to be again, which is all the more reason to snap up a copy of this interesting limited edition
In this feature Martin tells the remarkable story of one of Australia’s favourite sons, Neil Hawke
A New Year dawns so Martin has had his bi-annual look around some recent releases and tried to find out what we can expect from cricket publishers in 2016
When we enter the New Year we will be a century on from the year when Australia’s only Test player to lose his life in World War Two was born. Ross Gregory deserves to be remembered much more than he is, and in this feature Martin tells his story.
In 1966 Ken Higgs was England’s most successful bowler England, but his entire international career was to be over within eighteen months. In this feature Martin remembers a man who bears comparison with Maurice Tate and Alec Bedser
In this review Martin looks at a recent addition to the ACS ‘Lives In Cricket’ series