The fourth horseman of 2005
Simon Jones' career was blighted by injury but he was a key part of the attack who brought the Ashes home for England a decade ago and his story remains a compelling one
View ArticleA priceless peek into the county cricket story
In so far as the County Championship has a single history, Stephen Chalke strives mightily and successfully to tell it through a visually wonderful new book
View ArticleEngland's colourful, shameless decade
A chronicle of the most hedonistic period in English cricket, long before the bosses woke up to professionalism
View ArticleBe alarmed, be very alarmed
Death of a Gentleman exposes how neo-liberal economics threatens the game, while also hinting at worse lying beneath the surface, leaving you feeling disillusioned and angry
View ArticleStepping into the skipper's shoes
Cricket Captain 2015 is probably the most evolved version in its series, and while it lacks a few innovative features, it's a solid cricket management game
View ArticleSouth Africa's batting dream team
Ali Bacher's new book celebrates the country's finest batsmen, including forgotten heroes lost to apartheid
View ArticleLet's celebrate cricket
Scyld Berry does just that in his new book, delving into the game's history, as well as musing on the topics of language, race, numbers, and more besides
View ArticleThe year of four England captains
A look back at 1988, which is up there in the ranks of England cricket's most shambolic periods
View ArticleA story of Caribbean empowerment
Inspired by the film, the book of the same name looks at the rise of a West Indies team alongside the life of its immigrant people in Britain
View ArticlePlaying with Barry
Andrew Murtagh's book about his legendary Hampshire team-mate is packed full of anecdotes, detail and research
View ArticleInside the art, science and mind of batting
Simon Hughes examines batsmanship through his own experiences and those of the greats of the game
View ArticleA moving Kenyan tale
A new film brings the country's Maasai cricketers into the media spotlight again
View ArticlePietersen: the sequel
Here's the book the critics wanted when KP produced his autobiography last year. (Not that it quite lives up to billing)
View ArticleThe country boy who moved a nation
The new Phillip Hughes biography is a warm retelling of his early life in rural Australia, and how he dealt with the ups and downs of his short career
View ArticleStories from stately venues
The Country House Cricketer explores English cricket through some of its nobler grounds
View ArticleIn Richie's company
Three books on the master commentator and Australia captain offer you the wisdom of Benaud
View ArticleThe quest for Peter Roebuck
A new book about the late great cricket writer tries to unravel the many mysteries that marked his life and death
View ArticleHow Root urned it for England
Joe Root's book on the victorious 2015 Ashes series is also a summation of England's mixed and eventful year in international cricket
View ArticleFlavours from a banquet 139 years long
Close analysis, sharp writing, love of the game, talk about splendid moustaches - a new "biography" of Test cricket has it all
View ArticleMashrafe's tale
A new book on the Bangladesh captain is full of personal stories and details of the struggles he endured to become the country's first fast bowling hero
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