Archie Mac - ARTICLES

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

This week Archie continues his trip around the recently released books about Richie Benaud and once more it seems that an excellent tribute is the result of the publisher’s endeavours.

Archie’s second selection from Martin’s preview is an entertaining if contentious trip through the history of the international game

Archie must have had an advance look at Martin’s New Years Day feature, as he has already read and reviewed two of the books – here is the first, the biography of a man from his favourite era

Four years after his death we finally have a version of the Peter Roebuck story – was it worth the wait? and will it be the last?

The sad passing of Richie Benaud earlier this year brought renewed interest in his own books, and has also produced a number of new collections of writings by or about the former Australian skipper – Archie’s review tells us that the content of this one lives up to the expectation created by the quality of its cover

Christmas is always a good time to sell anthologies, and this one has an impeccable pedigree

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With the success of the Big Bash it is clearly here to stay in Australia and to confirm this it now has it’s own book. See what Archie thought of it.

Cricket humour can be brilliant, but seldom transfers well into book form. This one has impressed Archie though, which is no mean feat