The state of the game in India is attracting some discussion at the moment, and it looks like this week’s book might go some way to putting that debate in a wider context.
CRICKET BOOKS
Something a little different this week but, it seems, a small book that is well worth tracking down.
One of the mysteries of cricket literature is why Ronald Mason, who died in 2002, wrote only one more cricket title after this week’s book appeared in 1971.
Ghosted autobiographies are seldom a good read, and in days gone by some distinctly ordinary books were published. This week Martin reviews Tom Graveney’s 1970 effort.
Every once in a while the review team miss a treat, and we did last year with this book, but feature writer David Mutton has mopped up behind us.
It has been a while since he revisited the era, so perhaps we should not be surprised that Martin has recently been reading the biography of a man from the Bodyline series.
This week we welcome back our top man following a spot of paternity leave, and it would seem that this week’s book will have provided him with a welcome distraction from the nappy changing.
Martin has certainly managed to find something out of the ordinary to review this week, and it seems like he rather enjoyed it.
Few cricket books are bestsellers, and I doubt this week’s book ever was either, but it has been through several editions, and I don’t suppose its total sales have been exceeded by many.
This week Gareth reviews a book that examines the 1978/79 Ashes series as it was played out against the backdrop of World Series Cricket.