The story of the Ellis Park Test between New Zealand and South Africa at Christmas 1953 is a well worn one, but it loses little in the retelling
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It’s time the blog had a look at another dealer/publisher, and in this post Martin looks at the history of Boundary Books’ many, varied and rather special publishing activities
Those of a certain age who remember Middlesex and England wicketkeeper John Murray will enjoy this one, as will anyone else who takes an interest in the cricketing landscape of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s
It’s always good to welcome back an old friend, especially one that is such splendid company as Between Wickets
After more than two decades Fairfield Books is no more, but thanks to guiding mind Stephen Chalke our favourite publisher has left an indelible mark on cricket literature
The fact that buying this one supports what may well be the oldest cricket club in the world is reason enough to make a purchase, but for those who might waver Martin confirms it is a decent read as well
There have not been too many Scottish Test cricketers. Of those there have been Ian Peebles was arguably the best, and was certainly the most notable writer amongst them
In this post Martin takes a look at the work of Qamaruddin Butt, one of the most collectable cricket writers of the post war years
It’s back to India this week for Martin, and a book from a local publisher on the subject of a great Indian tradition
In this review Martin looks at the latest piece of research published by David Battersby