CRICKET BOOKS

Interested in ‘Bodyline’?

If so this little bibliographical work might just appeal

Wisden 2019 clocks up the good book’s 156th edition, and seems to go from strength to strength

This one does not have very much in common with most cricketing biographies, nor indeed cricket books generally, but is still an excellent read

Last year saw the release of a new book about Sydney Barnes – how does Jeff Nicholls’ effort measure up to those of the great medium pacer’s three previous biographers?

A decade ago Monty Panesar seemed almost to be able to walk on water, and then things started to go wrong ……….

In light of of Martin’s closing comment in this one we assume he must have been a fashion icon in his youth, so a call has been sent out for a copy of his graduation photograph, which will be shared immediately it is received

Occasionally a cricketing autobiography comes along that is very different from the norm, and Tatenda Taibu’s contribution to the genre is certainly one of those

In India Virat Kohli is, apparently, just a little bit popular – in this review Mohit looks at a new book about India’s captain

Whilst on the subject of Zimbabwean cricketers we have an old review from Jon, on the subject of Duncan Fletcher’s 2007 autobiography

For a man who is always happy to remind us he is a Lancashire supporter, it does seem a little odd that Martin reads so many books about Yorkshire cricket