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December11

Bucking The Trend

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A clutch of Australian autobiographies have just appeared and if the Mac intends to read them all his family won’t be seeing much of him in the coming weeks. His first review is of Chris Rogers’ story

December04

Richie – The Man Behind The Legend

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There is no shortage of reading material available for those interested in the late Richie Benaud. We haven’t got round to reviewing all of the books published about him last year, but have covered three now, all of which are well worth a read

November27

Brief Candles 2

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Cricket writing’s answer to JK Rowling is featured this week with an excellent follow up, although the unimaginative title is a little disappointing – how about Brief Candles and the Philosopher’s Wisden for the next one?

November27

A History of Test Cricket

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A weighty work of reference for Archie this week, and one which it seems will stay on the shelves for regular consultation rather than be used to prop the door open

November20

Driven

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Martin delivered this review before the second Test began on Thursday. We have little doubt that he will be disappointed that his closing assessment has been borne out by events

November13

Supreme Bowling

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This week we have lured David Taylor back into the fold by offering him the enviable mission of reviewing the keenly awaited follow up to one of the best books of 2013

November13

Pavilion 2017

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As the Australian Cricket Society approaches its fiftieth birthday Archie reviews the latest edition of their journal

November13

Universal’s Summer Cricket

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In a crowded southern hemisphere summer, and with the green Wisden a thing of the past, in this review Archie checks out a way for Australian cricket fans to see what they have to look forward to