Scottish cricket history is not the most popular category of the game’s literature, but it may be that that is about to change
Martin Chandler - ARTICLES
This week the blog returns, with a look at the life, times and solitary book of an England bowler of the 1920s
Martin tells us this is a wholly objective and unbiased review of a booklet which, it just so happens, is about Lancashire cricket
This new biography may sound like an obscure one, but for anyone interested in the history of the game it is well worth a second look
In this feature Martin looks at the life and times of a South African wicketkeeper batsman who was tragically cut down in his prime, 85 years ago
Here we have a new publication on Barry Richards which, unsurprisingly, Martin seems to have much enjoyed
He may take pride in his Lancashire roots, but Martin still seems to take a great interest in cricketing events on the other side of the Pennines
We are pleased to advise all the Stephen Chalke aficianados out there who were concerned about his retirement that our hero has given us an encore, and here it is
Here we have a title with a subject matter well outside the mainstream of cricket literature, and it is one that Martin much enjoyed
This week Martin reviews a new edition of one of the classic cricketing biographies, one that he first read more years ago than he cares to count