As England take on South Africa at Lord’s Martin reviews the biography of a man whose main claim to fame relates to a feat he performed at the famous old ground as long ago as 1899
CRICKET BOOKS
Cricket history is littered with family connections, and this new book from James Buttler explores fathers and sons
Illustrated by the Andy Murtagh’s forthcoming biography of Colin Cowdrey this week we have Martin’s six monthly look at recent and forthcoming cricket books
Once again demonstrating that he is a sucker for a limited edition this week Martin reviews the latest publication from the Sussex Cricket Museum
In this year’s Wisden Marcus Berkmann described this one as a ‘waste of ink and paper’ – either Martin is a soft touch or Mr Berkmann didn’t read the book, or both
Some cricketers lives are more interesting than others – on a scale of 1 to 10 Mike Procter’s was about 9.5 – does his new autobiography do it justice?
Biographies of cricket’s lesser lights are often more satisfying than those that tell the stories of the game’s superstars, and this life of South African Russell Endean is certainly an example
For reasons Archie explains we overlooked this one on publication five years ago but, better late than never, he has now plucked up the courage to read the acclaimed volume and review it
154 years and counting – it can only be the familiar saffron covers, this year adorned with a sight England fans saw plenty of last winter
This week Martin reviews the last new work to appear from the pen of the late Tony Cozier, published posthumously a few weeks ago