July27 The Real Jeeves: The Cricketer Who Gave His Life for His Country and His Name to a Legend by: Martin Chandler A good cricketing biography deals with rather more than runs, wickets and catches. Brian Halford’s life of Percy Jeeves passes that test with flying colours.
July20 Then Came Massacre: The Story of Maurice Tate, Cricket’s Smiling Destroyer by: Martin Chandler This week Martin reviews a new biography of Maurice Tate, published more than half a century after his death, and four decades after the last one.
July14 A Handful of Confetti by: Martin Chandler Sometimes with books it pays dividends to look a little further than the shelves of the traditional outlets
July06 Don’ts For Cricketers by: Archie Mac A curious piece of Victoriana for Archie this week, the intention of which seems to have become rather less clear with the passage of time.
June29 New Books – An Overview for July 2013 by: Martin Chandler For anyone unaware of the fact tomorrow is the 1st of July, therefore time for Martin’s twice yearly look at what lies in store for us.
June22 The Barry Richards Story by: David Taylor A fascinating subject but, not surprisingly 30 years on, David feels that Barry Richards’ life story should be looked at again.
June15 Tony Greig – A Tribute by: Martin Chandler Something of a collector’s item this week, but from Martin’s review this slim booklet sounds like a worthwhile investment.
June09 AN Hornby: The Boss by: David Taylor In the interests of objectivity David, rather than our resident Lancastrian, reviews the latest release in the ACS “Lives in Cricket” series
June02 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 2013 by: Archie Mac We’re a bit late this year, but with this being a special edition of the good book, there was rather more for Archie to read than in the past.
May25 Headingley Ghosts by: Martin Chandler An interesting title and, it would seem from Martin’s review, one that is well worth tracking down.