This week Martin reviews a book that Father Christmas will bring to many cricket fans this year. It seems likely the audience for the Queen’s speech will be well down as a result.
CRICKET BOOKS
This week Archie strays into the frequently disappointing world of cricket fiction, but he chooses some classic writing which he is happy to recommend.
Martin wasn’t sure what to expect from “Higgy”. What he got was a real contender for Book of the Year, and our first five star review in many a month.
This week Archie reviews Shane Watson’s new autobiography which, it seems, is a very welcome addition to his bookshelf
Not quite up to the standard of its predecessor, but David still enjoyed Simon Hughes’ follow up to “A Lot of Hard Yakka”
Sometimes authors who write about cricket history without straying outside their own times struggle to find something new to say, but not Guy Fraser-Sampson.
Herschelle Gibbs’ story doesn’t sound like any autobiography we have reviewed before, but Archie seems to have enjoyed it nonetheless.
Caught Out is not a happy book, but as Martin belatedly discovered, it would seem it is an important one.
David has been reading one of the most talked about cricket books of the summer, and this week provides us with the definitive review.
Martin has finally managed to track down a copy of his most eagerly anticipated book of the year – did it match up to expectations?