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April28

Purple Patches

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Some books are timeless, and it is difficult to imagine that a time will come when the collection of biographical sketches that David reviews this week will seem dated.

April21

Never a Gentleman’s Game

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To get a book about Australian cricket prior to the Great War past the eyes of Archie Mac without his red pen being used is quite an achievement, but Malcolm Knox seems to have done that at a canter.

April07

Off and on the Field

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Sometimes opening a book that has long been out of print can reveal a veritable treasure trove of information – from David Mutton’s review it seems that this is not one of them.

March23

The West Indies at Lords

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This week one of the best writers on the game appears for the first time on CW – and yes the accompanying image is of the somewhat unusual dust jacket of the first edition.

March16

John Arlott – A Memoir

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With this book and a not dissimilar one by Anthony Gibson both scoring highly with our reviewers, it seems his son may well the best man to write about the father.

March09

Brave New Pitch

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David Mutton acknowledges in his review that this book is a tricky one to describe in a few words, but it certainly seems like a close look is merited.

March01

Settling the Score

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Martin took a bit of persuading when tasked with reading Peter Gibbs cricketing novel, but it seems from his review that despite his misgivings he rather enjoyed it.