Every now and again cricket and baseball come together, and the latest limited edition from Red Rose Books looks back almost 150 years to one such occasion
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Not many items of cricket literature merit being described as a coffee table book, but this one certainly does and, at the same time, manages to be a worthy addition to any cricket library
Martin continues his look at tour accounts with England’s clashes with West Indies
Martin claims to have been a young man when Marcus Trescothick set off on his professional career, which is reason enough for him to feel some sadness at the decision to call it a day after more than a quarter of a century
It’s that time of year again, and we have pleasure in presenting the twenty first edition of Martin’s bi-annual round up of new and forthcoming releases
Right now 2019 doesn’t look like being the ‘Year of the Bear’ on the field, but after Patrick Murphy’s recent effort this book at least means the county’s supporters are not short of good reading
Last year the ACS Lives in Cricket series featured its first female subject, the former England all-rounder Enid Bakewell
Genuinely quick left arm bowlers have always been rare, particularly so in England. In this feature Martin tells the story of one such man who, had he been blessed with a more equable temperament, might today be remembered as the best of the few
This post is the first in an occasional serious looking at some less well known, but undoubtedly worthy cricket writers
Some books should be purchased for reasons other than the quality of the writing they contain. This is one of them, but as Martin explains it has the added bonus of being an excellent read