This little book of sketches by Arthur Mailey was released during the Australian tour of England in 1921.
CRICKET BOOKS
One of the finest commentators of them all, and still the best produced by Australia. See what Archie thought of his first effort into the world of cricket books.
Two stars may well be the lowest rating Martin has ever awarded, so I was convinced this would be one to miss until I read the last paragraph of the review. Now I am not so sure.
Those regular readers may notice that when reviewed, our winning book only received 4.5 stars. This occurred because there was an agreement between the staff that we would not award five stars, but this policy has since changed and there is no doubt that our winner is a five star book.
Michael Vaughan tells the full, compelling story of a remarkable career – from his early days at Yorkshire, to his emergence as a world-class batsman.
I bought this one for myself as a Christmas present, well, you should receive at least one gift you really want! So will make it part of my holiday reading.
This week Martin provides a great list of the best books of 2009 and the ones we can expect in 2010. Next week Martin will unveil CWs Book of The Year
Yet another hit for Martin, he seems to be only reviewing quality reads of late. I don’t know about the other readers of this section but I am struggling to keep up with all the titles I need to acquire!
It appears that Archie may have been wearing his Aussie hat when he wrote this review, but don’t let that put you off from reading his opinions of Haigh’s 2009 wrap.
Reading a cricket book is meant to be an enjoyable and relaxing way of spending some leisure time.