Our first review of the New Year is the autobiography of one of Australia’s favourite son. Next week we will have Martin’s regular look at recent books, and those we can expect in the coming months
Archie Mac - ARTICLES
How many autobiographies can a man write? In the case of the great Dennis Lillee it is now five and counting, and they seem to be getting better
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
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
With the start of this year’s tournament just a month away Archie takes a look at the latest edition of the Big Bash Book
As the Australian Cricket Society approaches its fiftieth birthday Archie reviews the latest edition of their journal
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
This season is the fiftieth anniversary of an unexpected Sheffield Shield win by Victoria, an anniversary that has been marked by the publication of a limited edition book signed by many of those who took part
Before Ken Piesse got the formula right on this one there haven’t been very many ‘coffee table’ books on cricket that have achieved much in the way of critical acclaim
Given the job Mark Nicholas now does we thought it appropriate to get an Australian take on his first book