Archie Mac - ARTICLES

August19

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2018

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It is sport’s most important annual, so we thought Wisden needed a review from an Australian perspective

March11

On Tour with Brian Booth

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We like the Cricket Publishing Company here at CW, and this week are reviewing a couple of their older offerings in the hope that Mr Cardwell will take the hint and expedite the publication of some of his pending titles

February18

An Eye on Cricket

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There is no sign yet of a UK release for the latest anthology of Gideon Haigh’s recent work, but surely there will be before too long?

January21

Over and Out

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Our Archie is clearly a fan of Blowers, as this one gets almost as enthusiastic a welcome from him as ‘Squeezing The Orange’ did four years ago

January07

The Kid From Coraki

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Not many families can boast a father and two sons who have each authored at least one book about the game of cricket. In Victorian times there were the Lillywhites, and now the Benauds emulate them

January07

In Tandem

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Martin’s six monthly article has, regrettably, been furthered delayed as he suffers from AHR (Ashes Hammering Reaction) Syndrome, so whilst we give him a few days to get over it Archie has given us his review of Patrick Ferriday’s latest

December17

Cricket In Verse

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It’s a brave man who publishes a collection of poems about cricket, but from Archie’s review it would seem Peter Fenton has produced something eminently readable- cue Gulu!

December17

Cricket Outlaws

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In the last couple of years, as the fortieth anniversary has approached, interest in the World Series Cricket ‘crisis’ of 1977 has been renewed and this book gathers together the thoughts of those who were in the eye of the storm