This week Martin takes a look into the back catalogue of the ACS Lives in Cricket series which, as ever, seems to have proved a worthwhile exercise
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As the sun shines brightly on the County Championship, even at Old Trafford, Martin tells the story of the 1947 season, when it shone all summer
David Frith’s books are always popular amongst the team at CW, and Martin was delighted to be tasked with reviewing the latest addition to his oeuvre
Another six months has passed, so it is time for Martin to try and look into the future again
At a time when England’s spin bowling stocks are at an all time low Martin looks back on the career of a genuine matchwinner, Derek Underwood
This week’s review strays a long way off the beaten track, but is of a much needed contribution to the literature of the game which, it would seem, is a decent read as well
With Mankading back in the news after last week’s incident involving Joss Buttler we take the chance to look at the history of this controversial mode of dismissal
There have been books aplenty written about Lord’s, and this week Martin reviews the latest, an interesting variation on the theme
Whilst not revered to quite the same degree as Bedi, Chandra and Prasanna, Srinivas Venkataraghavan was a fine cricketer, who also deserves to be remembered
This week brings a second five star book in a month for Martin as John Wisden and Co publish another fascinating piece of historical research