This week Martin delves back thirty years to look at a book that for some reason never took off, despite being an entertaining read
CRICKET BOOKS
Life isn’t always easy, and it must have taken some courage for Barry Nicholls to pen this one
This excellent book passed us by on release, but is still in print
Republished six years after it originally appeared The Mac much enjoyed Barry Nicholls look at the Australian Test sides that played between 1977 and 1979, whilst the big names were away
Duncan Stone’s new book is an important, if not entirely comfortable read
The Mac’s timely reminder of the quality of this book from last year will doubtless result in a rush of calls to Roger Page from UK buyers, the publisher having sold all his copies months ago
It is unusual for cricket books to be republished a quarter of a century after they first appear, but that is what has recently happened to Mike Marqusee’s book on the 1996 World Cup
Does The Mac share Martin’s enthusiasm for this brief monograph on Lancashire’s ‘Golden Age’ Australian pace bowler, Alex Kermode?
2022 begins with something that will doubtless be repeated from time to time throughout the year, Martin reviewing a new publication concerning an aspect of Lancashire cricket