This week Martin looks at a book published last year in Alec Stewart’s name. It’s fair to say he wasn’t overly impressed, but did see some merit in it.
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Once upon a time, many years ago, leg spinners were an integral part of English cricket. In this feature we examine what went wrong, when and why.
This week Martin looks at Charlie Griffith’s 1970 autobigraphy, as well as the contemporary review that prompted him to read it.
As Andrew Flintoff calls time on his cricket career we look back at what has been said about him in the past.
In this feature we take a look at the history and development of English cricket, and the case for change
CW’s Ashes Flashback series looks at 1974/75 and a series dominated by Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson
In February 1998 England’s Under-19s won the World Cup in South Africa by comfortably beating New Zealand in the final. In this book David Tossell has looked at the lives and subsequent careers of the 14 members of the England squad (a 15th man, Middlesex all rounder Aaron Laraman, had left the party early due to injury).
In this feature we look at an unusual subject – the career of a promising young cricketer who, ultimately, just failed to make the grade
Former editor of Wisden, Matthew Engel, sets the scene for an important new book that looks at the links between cricket and baseball
It might be a sad indictment on the history of cricketing publishing that I need to highlight the fact that this is the first review on CW by a female author. 4 stars by Martin suggest it won’t be our last