This week we review two recent books from Gideon Haigh, with Jon looking at what is, with all due respect to Martin’s assignment, undoubtedly the more significant
CRICKET BOOKS
This one is an unusual and perhaps even off the wall look at links between Australian cricket and the wool industry, but the author is Gideon Haigh, so it works very well
Martin much enjoyed Max Bonnell’s latest book, and Archie confirms in his review that this limited edition is well worth seeking out
This week Martin reviews a new book about a true giant of the game, and a great personal favourite
Unfortunately one or two quality books do occasionally slip past us unnoticed. With this review Martin puts one such deficiency right
In recent months we have had a succession of quality biographical books from Australian historians, a trend that Max Bonnell continues with this one
In this review Jon dusts off and looks again at the first cricket book he ever read – perhaps it is something other members of the team should do?
Here we take one of our regular looks at what is going on outside the mainstream of cricket literature and, like so many others, find a booklet that is a worthy addition to the literature of the game
This week Martin has learnt that being in Australia has its advantages, as the Mac has already received, read and reviewed this one whilst his copy is still en route to blighty
Some biographies of long forgotten cricketers disappoint, but Michael Stimpson’s account of the life and times of George Brown is not one of them