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A Book for the Ages

REVIEWING: Feeling is the thing that happens in 1000th of a second: a season of cricket photographer Patrick Eagar by Christian Ryan (Riverrun/Hachette, London, 2017)… for all its delightful myriads and laneways of opinion, cricket still has its indisputables. Best batsman? Bradman. Best bowler? Warne. Best broadcaster? Arlott. Best writer? Cardus. And the most outstanding […]

Ken Piesse’s 52nd cricket book is out soon

From rare 19th Century cabinet photographs and books to a stump signed by Don Bradman and his 1948 Invincibles, Ken Piesse from cricketbooks.com.au has handled some of Australian cricket’s most priceless collectibles. His cricket library is large and varied from books and ephemera to cigarette and trade cards, but he says few can afford to […]

Remembering Richie at Old Trafford in ’61

In the most magical hour of his stellar career, Australia’s inspirational captain takes five wickets in 25 balls as Australia miraculously retains the Ashes… excerpts from Heroes of the Hour…..    Throughout almost all of his celebrated captaincy reign Richie Benaud dared to be different. He had the King Midas touch, his inspired leadership reinvigorating Test cricket […]