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A new Richie Appreciation

Benaud, an appreciation, Brian Matthews (Text Publishing, softback, 224 pages, $30) Review by Ken Piesse, author of 52 cricket books Richie Benaud was the free spirit behind cricket losing its stodginess of the late ‘50s. His passion, inventiveness and sheer skill heralded an extraordinary new era for Australian teams he controlled. Unlike most, his contributions […]

Review: A Pictorial History of Australian Test Cricket

Review: Richard Lawrence, Association of Cricket Statisticians Australian book dealer, writer and collector Ken Piesse has been collecting cricket memorabilia for the best part of half a century. Not content simply to hoard, however, he has chosen to share his collection of cricket pictures with the wider world in this beautifully-produced hardback. While weighing in […]