Category Archives: Mar 2011
Tiger Lance 1940-2010
Tiger Lance 1940-2010 by Peter Martin One of many South African allrounders who flourished in the 1960s before the country was banned from the international game HERBERT ‘Tiger’ Lance was a powerful allrounder whose main contribution came during a resurgent … Continue reading
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Inns and Outs: A book about cricket-related inn signs and pub names
Paul Coupar reviews Inns and Outs: A book about cricket-related inn signs and pub names by Anthony Collis and Geoff Wellsteed Square Leg Publications, hb, 158pp £18 A tour of all the public houses with cricketing connections in England and … Continue reading
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To The Point: The No-Holds-Barred Autobiography by Herschelle Gibbs
Richard Whitehead reviews To The Point: The No-Holds-Barred Autobiography by Herschelle Gibbs with Steve Smith Zebra Press, pb, 236pp, £14.99 Short on artistry perhaps, but the story of one of South Africa’s supreme sporting talents rattles along at a run … Continue reading
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Keith Andrew 1929-2010
Keith Andrew 1929-2010 by Stephen Chalke Keith Andrew kept wicket better than any of his contemporaries, captained Northamptonshire from wooden spoonists to Championship contenders and was no less influential as a coach AS A pure wicketkeeper Keith Andrew was for … Continue reading
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Sphere of Influence: Writings on Cricket and its Discontents
Kamran Abbasi reviews Sphere of Influence: Writings on Cricket and its Discontents by Gideon Haigh Victory Books, pb, 272pp £27.50 A warning about the greed that is harming the game from one of its most respected commentators INDIA IS the … Continue reading
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Blighted Lives: The Story of Harry and Albert Trott
David Frith reviews Blighted Lives: The Story of Harry and Albert Trott by Rick Smith Apple Books, hb, 192pp Whatever their connection to Jonathan Trott, Harry and Albert’s is a fascinating story of inner turmoil from the 19th century … Continue reading
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A Long Half Hour: Six Cricketers Remembered
Duncan Hamilton reviews A Long Half Hour: Six Cricketers Remembered by Stephen Chalke Fairfield Books, pb, 125pp £10 Conserving the understated memories of six county players of the 1950s provides a crucial testament to the sweep of change THE remembrance … Continue reading
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Syd Ward 1907-2010
Syd Ward 1907-2010 by Carey Clements The second-oldest first-class cricketer whose career began three weeks after New Zealand’s first official Test AS A man who devoted most of his working life to repairing and building watches and clocks, Sydney Ward … Continue reading
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