For anyone who runs out of things to do between Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve one idea would be to nip out to your local bookseller and pick up a copy of Patrick Ferriday’s latest book.
CRICKET BOOKS
It’s a brave man who publishes a collection of poems about cricket, but from Archie’s review it would seem Peter Fenton has produced something eminently readable- cue Gulu!
The efforts of a handful of devotees have made sure that recent years have seen a steady flow of ‘new’ material from the pen of the most famous cricket scribe of them all. This week Martin takes a look at the fruits of their labours
In the last couple of years, as the fortieth anniversary has approached, interest in the World Series Cricket ‘crisis’ of 1977 has been renewed and this book gathers together the thoughts of those who were in the eye of the storm
We have not reviewed a book from the ACS ‘Lives in Cricket’ series for some time, so this week Martin looks at two recent additions, both dealing with Yorkshiremen
We have not reviewed a book from the ACS ‘Lives in Cricket’ series for some time, so this week Martin looks at two recent additions, both dealing with Yorkshiremen
The humble periodical rarely gets much in the way of critical acclaim, and is generally rather better appreciated once it has gone. The history of cricket literature is littered with failed projects, and with a new player in the marketplace with a familiar name there may well be another one joining them soon. So perhaps […]
We are all agreed that this is a modern classic, and that a second edition was long overdue, although at least one of our number is disappointed that the original cover shot of a padded up Kerry Packer has been discarded
It’s that time of year again, and whilst some us may not approve, the Big Bash is clearly here to stay
A book about one of Martin’s favourite cricketers penned by one of his favourite writers was always likely to go down well, and it clearly didn’t disappoint