We were promised a biography of Kim Hughes after he quit as captain of Australia. Then after he returned from Rebel tours of South Africa, but still we waited, well it was all worth it. With this latest book answering all the questions of why?
‘Old’ Clarke, Edgar Wilsher, George Parr and the regally named Julius Caesar, who always demanded that his full name appear on the score cards. They are all forgotten names, but the modern cricketers owe the ‘England XI’ a debt of thanks.
A guest book reviewer this week, and our first book on West Indian cricket for quite some time. The current Windies team (and England!) could do with a player of the quality of Jeff Stollmeyer and a few of his former team-mates.
Cricket Web’s first cricket book of the year is an instant classic. Martin takes a look for us. Runner Up is Jack Fingleton, easily the best Australian cricket book of the year. Stuart gives a lovely critique.