Two reviews from Archie this week, one is Ken Farnes’ autobiography, and the second a biography of the Essex and England paceman published 60 years after his death
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Two reviews this week – the second is Archie’s look at a modern version of the tour account, a genre beloved of cricket tragics from years gone by
This book probably won’t sell too well in England, but that will be no reflection on its quality
If a fair dinkum Aussie like Archie enjoys an autobiography from the pen of an archetypal Englishman it can only mean one thing – it’s a bloody good read!
This one is a review for the Southern Hemisphere, as we rather suspect that most Englishmen are getting a little tired of hearing about the Ashes
A new book from the Wisden stable this week. With that pedigree it is no surprise that it gets the thumbs up from the Mac
It must have been tempting for Archie to forget this one and wait for its successor, but for the benefit of his many English friends he felt obliged to stick with it
Following on from last week’s awards we finish things off this week with Archie’s review of our Australian Book of the Year for 2013
Our thanks go to all the worthy candidates for Book of the Year that we have read this year, but the main award can only go to one author, and for 2013 that is John Barclay.
Next week we announce our Book of the Year for 2013, but in the meantime England fans might want to try and track down a copy of this record of a successful tour to Australia