Category: Cricket books | reviews and recommendations

< 1 minute readDo you know Alan Tyers’ work? You can probably make your own mind up about this book if you do. Crickileaks is what you would expect from him. The fake diary is Alan Tyers’ thing. He’s done them for Cricinfo and The Wisden Cricketer (now The Cricketer) many times before

< 1 minute readYou, King Cricket reader, will love WG Grace Ate My Pedalo. We are pretty much certain of that. You may all be very different, but you all have one thing in common – this website. Alan Tyers’ book is not a million miles away from what you might expect to

2 minute readA Fan’s Guide to World Cricket is basically a book with which you’ll idly plan holidays. It’s full colour, looks amazing and makes you wish you were overseas even more than you already do. It covers 55 cities, all of which feature an international cricket ground. You’ll basically leaf through

2 minute readFirst, a disclaimer: we went to Jarrod’s wedding. Set against that is the fact that he’s Australian, so we probably average out as being impartial. People always talk about the swearing and the sex references when they talk about Jarrod’s writing. Jarrod himself often plays up to this, but he’s

< 1 minute readJarrod Kimber from Cricket With Balls has written another book. We’ve not actually read it yet, but we feel we’re on pretty safe ground recommending it. If you’ve read his site, you know the kind of thing to expect. The book is about the 2009 Ashes series and being as

2 minute readWe were supposed to review this ages ago. Note to publishers: don’t push cricket stuff during the Ashes. We know it’s the cricket Christmas, but everyone’s a bit busy. Ask Bearders is subtitled Answers to the World’s Most Challenging Cricket Questions. It’s a compilation of Bill Frindall’s columns for the

< 1 minute readWhile Lawrence Booth’s posts sometimes nestle next to ours on the Wisden Cricketer blog, we’ve never actually spoken to him, so you can be assured of our impartiality. Cricket, Lovely Cricket? An Addict’s Guide To The World’s Most Exasperating Game is officially recommended.It’s kind of an overview of the game

4 minute readYou have to write in some detail when you do a book review, but in our eyes there are two main types of books. There are books that you enjoy and there are books that you have to force yourself to read. We enjoyed What I Love About Cricket and