And finally, for the time being anyway, a look at a booklet aimed at Lancastrians of a certain age, which will perhaps hold a slight interest for Essex supporters of a similar vintage
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Meanwhile back with the pamphlets Martin digs one out of his collection that is decidedly obscure, but perhaps not now as important as it was when it first appeared nearly four decades ago
Our greatest heroes are rarely the giants of the game, and there must be plenty of cricket followers of a certain age in India who number Eknath Solkar amongst their all time favourites – in this feature Martin tells his story
The dearth of writings on the subject of Neil Harvey make this slim volume from the Cricket Publishing Company particularly desirable
After yesterday’s defeat at Twickenham the title of this booklet is anything but apt for the present, and it almost certainly wasn’t a thought that occurred to anyone who played in the game it tells the story of
Those wanting to read about the life and times of the greatest batsman of them all have plenty of books to choose from. This small booklet won’t rank too high in anyone’s list of priorities, but is of some value nonetheless
There is an expensive John Arlott limited edition on the subject of AEJ Collins’ famous innings, but this is a much better way of finding out more about that remarkable knock
For collectors with deep pockets Irving Rosenwater’s monographs are fascinating reads as well as a decent investment.
There are booklets out there dealing with the lives of cricketers who never played so much as a single First Class match – this is one of the more interesting
Victor Trumper was not the only great batsman that Australia produced before Don Bradman, but others entitled to be so described seem to be largely forgotten – in this feature Martin looks at one of them, Charles Macartney