Very few cricket books have a genuine claim to being classics, but this week Gareth Bland reviews one that most certainly has
CRICKET BOOKS
Martin had to work hard to find a copy of David Parsons’ first cricket book, but it seems it was well worth the effort
It must have been tempting for Archie to forget this one and wait for its successor, but for the benefit of his many English friends he felt obliged to stick with it
A well earned break for Archie this week, as David reviews a book from the late 1970s
Following on from last week’s awards we finish things off this week with Archie’s review of our Australian Book of the Year for 2013
Our thanks go to all the worthy candidates for Book of the Year that we have read this year, but the main award can only go to one author, and for 2013 that is John Barclay.
Next week we announce our Book of the Year for 2013, but in the meantime England fans might want to try and track down a copy of this record of a successful tour to Australia
Something rather special this week from Wisden’s publisher Bloomsbury, and from Archie’s review it would seem to be a more than worthwhile purchase.
This week we welcome back Rodney Ulyate, although unfortunately it would seem he was less than impressed with this unusual book of cricket fiction.
Once again it is time for Martin’s twice yearly look at forthcoming titles and, via the accompanying image, a reminder about a book any spare Christmas cash should be spent on