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
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Given the job Mark Nicholas now does we thought it appropriate to get an Australian take on his first book
This week Archie reviews a brand new release, a memoir from commentator Jim Maxwell
Martin and Archie couldn’t decide who was going to review the most eagerly awaited historical book in years, so in the end we told them both to get on with the job
In this week’s review Archie has a look at a title well away from the mainstream of cricket writing
We’re a bit late in reviewing this year’s Wisden, but that is because Archie was tasked with reading every single word before reporting back. It is a task he seems to have enjoyed
All cricket loving parents face the challenge of interesting their offspring in the game. Archie seems to have found an excellent way of making the introduction
For anyone who doubted whether there could be anything new in the rush of new books that appeared on the subject of WG last year, there will be a number of pleasant surprises within the covers of this week’s book
On CricketWeb we often bemoan the passing of the tour book, but as Archie’s step back in time this week shows the genre didn’t always deliver a good read
The Cricket Publishing Company has conspicuously failed to produce a dud in four decades, and David Jenkins biography of Eric Freeman maintains their reputation for quality