Two reviews this week. First up is David’s look at the 1983 autobiography of a fine batsman and coach, who was taken from us when he still had much to offer
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Some things never change, they just continue to evolve – the longest running annual in sport is one of them. This year we have three reviews, from three continents
Those who appreciate good cricket writing are all familiar with the work of John Arlott, the centenary of whose birth was in February of this year
As England’s selectors look around the counties for their number three for this summer’s Tests, let us hope they manage to find a man like Clive Radley
Series between England and Pakistan are almost always controversial, for one reason or another. Thirty years on David looks back at Sir Beefy’s infamous faux pas
A well earned break for Archie this week, as David reviews a book from the late 1970s
As Australia start to wrest the Ashes back David looks at a book that will make more pleasant reading for England supporters than this morning’s newspapers
We do like the ACS Lives in Cricket series here, as it demonstrates time after time that the greatness of its subject is not a pre-requisite for an interesting biography
As one of the oldest records in the book nears its centenary David Taylor tells the story of Sydney Barnes’ most notable achievement
In this feature David Taylor looks at the rare but always entertaining event of a ‘keeper joining the attack.