The most successful players do not always make the best subject for a book, and this autobiography of an Indian off spinner whose name will mean nothing to those outside the subcontinent is proof positive of that
CRICKET BOOKS
This week Rodney examines one of WG Grace’s lesser-known books.
It looks like we have an early candidate for our Book of the Year award as the game finally gets a biography of one of the greatest of all the Springboks
Judging from Archie’s review it looks like the lucky winners of a copy of this book in our Fantasy Cricket Competition are going to receive a book worth reading
Martin was the first to get his hands on our copy of this, one of the most eagerly awaited titles of the year – it seems that he wasn’t disappointed
As yet another Ashes series looms large we have a guest review of a book written almost forty years ago on the subject of a crushing England win
Thanks to Bloomsbury we have three copies of this book to give away so it’s just as well it’s a good ‘un – details are in the Cricket Books thread on the forum which is linked to at the end of Archie’s review
A rare maximum from Martin for an eclectic selection of essays that form the core of the third issue of what is, with all due respect to Major Bowen, unarguably the best periodical ever to appear on the game, or indeed any game
Archie breaks with tradition to include an interview with author Daniel Brettig in his review of his latest book which, despite its title, is not simply an antipodean gloat over the outcomes of a couple of recent Ashes series
As promised we follow up Gulu’s review of Makarand Waingarkar’s latest book with Martin’s impressions of its predecessor