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Reviews of the latest cricket books.

May 26, 2020 Cricket books | reviews and recommendations

Following On by Emma John – book review

We don’t often review cricket books these days because reading about cricket is not generally what we want to do once we’ve finished reading about cricket for the day. King Cricket reader Hoopy read one though and he sent us a review that he later conceded was, “a little harsh

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September 27, 2019 Cricket books | reviews and recommendations

An Instant Cricket Library in a cactus

Send your pictures of cricket bats and other cricket stuff in unusual places to king@kingcricket.co.uk

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November 20, 2018 Cricket books | reviews and recommendations

On Cricket by Mike Brearley – book review

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November 18, 2017 Cricket books | reviews and recommendations

Books to read at the cricket? Herding Cats: The Art of Amateur Cricket Captaincy by Charlie Campbell

Edwardian writes Charlie Campbell is the captain of the Author’s XI. I’ve seen these roosters a couple of times at the Wormsley ‘Words and Wickets’ festival.  In 2014 there was a tent displaying the latest Jaguar cars and the food was provided by Jamie Oliver. I marvelled at the burgers

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October 23, 2017 Cricket books | reviews and recommendations

Life Beyond the Airing Cupboard by former Sussex captain John Barclay – a holiday reading review by Ged Ladd

I read Life Beyond The Airing Cupboard in September 2009, while Daisy and I were on a short holiday in Burgundy. We had joined Daisy’s sister, Lavender and her husband, Antonio Ordóñez for a few days, then we stayed on for an extra day or two before returning home. Lavender

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October 25, 2016 Cricket books | reviews and recommendations

Unguarded by Jonathan Trott – book review

Sam writes: My shelves are groaning under the weight of cricket autobiographies. The best – among them Coming Back To Me by Marcus Trescothick and Nasser Hussain’s Playing With Fire – are well-thumbed. The others tend to blur together. Tales of pushy parents, age group potential, Test debuts and tearful

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August 1, 2016 Cricket books | reviews and recommendations

The Periodic Table of Cricket by John Stern – book review

We own a periodic table. Mostly it’s a footrest, but periodically – typically when we have visitors – it reverts to being a table. Apparently there’s another kind of periodic table too which lays out all the chemical elements according to atomic number and whatnot. The Periodic Table of Cricket

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April 13, 2016 Cricket books | reviews and recommendations

Test Cricket by Jarrod Kimber – book review

Full disclosure: We went to Jarrod’s wedding and were also sent a free book to review. However, we did also have to pay £3 in bail money to release said free book from a Royal Mail prison after it had been charged with insufficient postage, so we pretty much balance

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December 2, 2015 Cricket books | reviews and recommendations / Regulars

Cricket books for Boxing Day Test Eve

We know that many of you like to pass the time on Boxing Day Test Eve by giving people presents. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the better cricket-themed books on offer this year. These are just some of the newer ones. Take a look at the book review

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November 23, 2015 Cricket books | reviews and recommendations / Regulars

Last in the Tin Bath – a review of David Lloyd’s autobiography

Back when we reviewed Start the Car: The World According to Bumble, we suggested that rather than majoring on Lloyd’s zaniness, they might have been better off writing a traditional autobiography. Well this is what they’ve done. The result is indeed a better book. For those that don’t know, before

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