The dearth of writings on the subject of Neil Harvey make this slim volume from the Cricket Publishing Company particularly desirable
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After yesterday’s defeat at Twickenham the title of this booklet is anything but apt for the present, and it almost certainly wasn’t a thought that occurred to anyone who played in the game it tells the story of
Those wanting to read about the life and times of the greatest batsman of them all have plenty of books to choose from. This small booklet won’t rank too high in anyone’s list of priorities, but is of some value nonetheless
There is an expensive John Arlott limited edition on the subject of AEJ Collins’ famous innings, but this is a much better way of finding out more about that remarkable knock
For collectors with deep pockets Irving Rosenwater’s monographs are fascinating reads as well as a decent investment.
There are booklets out there dealing with the lives of cricketers who never played so much as a single First Class match – this is one of the more interesting
Victor Trumper was not the only great batsman that Australia produced before Don Bradman, but others entitled to be so described seem to be largely forgotten – in this feature Martin looks at one of them, Charles Macartney
Over the next three weeks we are going to review a number of small booklets and pamphlets, adding a new one every two or three days. We begin with one of the best recent examples
Cricket and the Great War has been a recurring theme in the last year or so, and this week Martin reviews another book on the subject
With the passing of Arthur Morris on Saturday another of the game’s links with the 1940s slipped away. In this feature Martin pays tribute to one of cricket’s gentlemen