The story of Harold Larwood is well known. An unassuming and very private man Larwood emerged from the Nottinghamshire coalfields in the 1920’s and went on to become the greatest fast bowler of his generation.
I have read every cricket book (not those specially commissioned for the children’s market) written by Ashley Mallett and Thommo Speaks Out in my opinion is his best effort since his much-acclaimed biography of Victor Trumper.
I have been looking for a book on Grimmett for close to thirty years; yet I refused to buy this offering from the Australian off spinner of the sixties.
With six months of the year over it seems an opportune moment to have a look at the titles released so far this year that will be candidates for the CW Book of the Year 2009.