As a breed fast bowlers generally seem to be much more interesting characters than those who specialise in other cricketing disciplines. Pakistan’s 1970s paceman Sarfraz Nawaz is a typical example
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It has been a while now since we had a new cricket book from Pitch Publishing, but this review of England’s Test tours in the quarter century after the Second World War is right up to their usual high standard
As promised last Sunday this week we have a review of an important new biography of a famous 19th century cricketing family
It is more than forty years since West Indies were able to field a top class spin bowler and it seems unlikely that situation will change in the near future. In this feature Martin profiles the last man to merit the description
Next week we will be reviewing an important new biography, but for today Martin has been looking at a couple of rather more obscure items. The second is essentially a match programme, but a very collectable and wide ranging one
Next week we will be reviewing an important new biography, but for today Martin has been looking at a couple of rather more obscure items. The first is what could be said to be the forerunner of the modern benefit brochure
After telling the story of Frederick Spofforth last week Martin now turns his attention to his successors, Charlie ‘The Terror’ Turner and JJ Ferris
In this feature Martin looks back to Victorian times, and tells the story of Frederick ‘The Demon’ Spofforth
This week we review two self published booklets from David Battersby, the first a look at how cricket first captivated him
For anyone who wants to read about a match against odds that took place 131 years ago in South Wales, they need look no further than this slim offering from David Battersby