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
CRICKET BOOKS
For collectors with deep pockets Irving Rosenwater’s monographs are fascinating reads as well as a decent investment.
The leg spinner who bowled like a millionaire, Arthur Mailey, was responsible for a number of highly collectable booklets, the last of which Archie reviews here
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
This time Archie examines a modest booklet about his namesake, another great from the Golden Age
Over the next three weeks we are going to review a number of small booklets and pamphlets, adding a new one every two or three days. We begin with one of the best recent examples
Cricket and the Great War has been a recurring theme in the last year or so, and this week Martin reviews another book on the subject
Doubtless this one won’t be a bestseller, which just goes to show that sales figures are no indication of quality
Not really a cricket book as such this week, but Archie has demonstrated a fondness for Hornung’s famous character before, and does so again
Fair play to Archie for agreeing to review this, and if the current series produces a second edition, perhaps he’ll do that one as well