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February17

The Complete Who’s Who of Test Cricketers

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This book is unlikely to have a further edition now, but surely someone could produce a second volume to continue CMJ’s magnum opus to the present day?

February09

Testing Times

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This week we look back at Christopher Martin-Jenkins’ first book, the only account published of England’s series in the Caribbean in 1974.

February03

MCC in India 1976/77

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To complement Gareth’s feature on CMJ the book review team will be having a look at some of his work in the coming weeks. David starts us off with an early tour book.

January20

The Terror

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A full biography of Charlie Turner is long overdue, and it seems from Archie’s review that Ric Sissons has plugged that particular gap in the game’s literature very well indeed.

January13

On Warne

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Does this new biography add anything to the various previous books about Warnie? It seems from David’s review that it does – but then the author is Gideon Haigh

January06

An Indian Summer of Cricket

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Warning – this review contains a teaser – if you read it you will have no option but to buy the book, although based on Archie’s opinions it seems unlikely to be a purchase you will regret.

December23

Knowing the Score

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Keith Booth is best known for writing biographies of Surrey cricketers from Victorian times, but he hasn’t always concentrated on that subject, as this week’s book demonstrates.