In 1864 two cricket annuals began. The modest potboiler of the two is still with us 155 years on. This post looks at the competition, a weighty work of reference that fell by the wayside after just a single edition
Several months after it was published Martin has finally got round to assessing the merits of a celebration of Surrey’s 2018 County Championship triumph
This one is a biography of a loyal county pro of the 1950s and 1960s. No one at CricketWeb is surprised that Martin seems to have thoroughly enjoyed it
Franklyn Stephenson was in the Skysports Pod last night in order to publicise his new book which, it seems from Martin’s review, is well worth investing in
It has taken almost half a century since his passing, but it seems that the definitive biography of cricket literature’s most complex character has finally been written
There are two JWs whose activities lie close to the hearts of all cricketing bibliophiles – the first of them is now up to his 156th edition, but in purely numerical terms is still some way behind the second, who has just completed his double century
This book is further proof, if such is needed, that there is a rule in cricket literature which states that as soon as you start to believe the last word has been written on the subject of Bodyline another publication that touches and concerns it will appear