Category Archives: Back Issues
Tony Greig on life as the businessman cricketer
Cricketers have never had it so financially good and Tony Greig, captain of courage and controversy in the 1970s, may be hailed now as their champion. He is still the arch professional, as Crispin Andrews discovered in the December 2011 … Continue reading
Fred Titmus 1932-2011
Only he and Wilfred Rhodes have played for their county in five decades but of all the extraordinary numbers attached to the name of Fred Titmus none conveys the impression he made when he began his waddle in from the … Continue reading
Posted in Magazine, May 2011, Obituaries
Tagged Ashes 1963, England bowler, England Cricket, Fred Titmus, Lords, Middlesex cricket, Mike Selvey, obituaries
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John Clay 1924-2011
Historic county captain whose identity with Trent Bridge spanned eight decades writes Peter Wynne-Thomas BIKES and buggies. But for them I would be in a better position to describe cricket in the 20 years after the Second World War and … Continue reading
Posted in Magazine, May 2011, Obituaries
Tagged Cricket legend, John Clay, Nottinghamshire Cricket, Notts batsman, obituaries, Peter Wynne-Thomas, Trent Bridge
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Peter Loader 1929-2011
But for a sprouting of outstanding England pace bowlers this hero of the great Surrey side of the 1950s would have played many more Tests writes Christopher Martin-Jenkins PETER LOADER was genial company off the field but a feared and … Continue reading
Joey Carew 1937-2011
Mischievous West Indies batsman and administrator who took a young Brian Lara under his wing writes Tony Cozier JOEY CAREW’s impact on West Indies cricket cannot possibly be judged by his modest record in 19 Tests, spread over 10 years … Continue reading
Posted in April 2011, Magazine, Obituaries
Tagged Brian Lara, Cricket legend, Joey Carew, obituaries, Tony Cozier, West Indies, West Indies batsman
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Trevor Bailey 1923-2011
Doug Insole, Trevor Bailey’s predecessor as captain at Essex, saw a sure-footed rebel hone his technique to become one of England’s front-line bowlers. But he never forgot his county TREVOR BAILEY’s death was as unexpected as it was tragic. I … Continue reading
Posted in April 2011, Magazine, Obituaries
Tagged Ashes 1953, Doug Insole, England all-rounder, England Cricket, Essex cricket, House fire, obituaries, Trevor Bailey
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Slow Death: Memoirs of a Cricket Umpire
Telford Vice reviews Slow Death: Memoirs of a Cricket Umpire by Rudi Koertzen with Chris Schoeman Zebra Press, pb, 225pp, £14.99 To the South African umpire with the slowly raised finger one thing matters more than any other RUDI Koertzen … Continue reading
Posted in Magazine, May 2011, Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged Chris Schoeman, Cricket laws, review, Rudi Koertzen, Rules of Cricket, Telford Vice, Umpires
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Young Wisden: A New Fan’s Guide to Cricket
Alex Brinton reviews Young Wisden: A New Fan’s Guide to Cricket by Tim de Lisle and Lawrence Booth A&C Black, pb, 128pp, £9.99 The second edition of Young Wisden is just what I want, says TWC’s first 11-year-old reviewer. And he’s … Continue reading
Posted in Magazine, May 2011, Reviews
Tagged Alex Brinton, Cricket book, cricket for beginners., Junior cricket, lawrence booth, review, Tim de Lisle, Young Wisden
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Fifty Finest and In a League of Their Own
Richard Whitehead reviews Fifty Finest: A Tribute to England’s Test Cricket History by Andrew Bee Bridge Books, pb, 272pp, £9.99 In a League of Their Own: 100 Cricket Legends Select Their World XI by Richard Sydenham DB Publishing, pb, 190pp, … Continue reading
Thank You, Hermann Goering: The Life of a Sports Writer
Gerald Mortimer reviews Thank You, Hermann Goering: The Life of a Sports Writer by Brian Scovell Amberley, hb, 192pp, £20 Memoirs of a sports journalist who spent three decades writing for the Daily Mail IT WAS after becoming an inadvertent … Continue reading
Posted in April 2011, Magazine, Reviews
Tagged Brian Scovell, Cricket writer, Gerald Mortimer, journalism., review, Sports book, Sports Journalist
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