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Pataudi: Nawab of Cricket
May 12, 2013: Twenty-two essays delve into the legacy of one of Indian cricket's most significant figures
Soumya Bhattacharya
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
A happy 150th to the big yellow brick
Apr 10, 2013: Another year, another Almanack. Only, this year's is rather a landmark
Les Smith
The Test of My Life
An inspiring story, simply told
Apr 6, 2013: The tale of how Yuvraj Singh beat cancer and came back to cricket is now the subject of a book that reveals the man behind the allrounder
Suresh Menon
The Art of Losing
Spotlight on South Africa's hoodoo
Mar 9, 2013: An attempt at examining why they bottle it in major tournaments
Firdose Moonda
Brave New Pitch
A brave first draft of history
Mar 2, 2013: Cricket's turbulent last half-decade is chronicled here with an open-minded spirit of inquiry
Ashok Malik
The Bowling Was Superfine
Large-hearted, red-blooded, Caribbean
Feb 24, 2013: A capacious anthology that straddles genres and themes and contains a multitude of voices in an attempt to capture West Indian cricket
Sharda Ugra
On Warne
Jan 26, 2013: Gideon Haigh trains his masterly eye on one of the most compelling cricketers of all time
Daniel Brettig
Centurion
Of Tendulkar among other things
Jan 6, 2013: A genre-defying new book brings together sport, philosophy and fiction
Sharda Ugra
Bent Arms and Dodgy Pitches
Behind the facade of England's fifties
Dec 29, 2012: A new book looks at the less-than-pleasant backdrop to England's dominance in the post-war years
Rob Steen
The Wrong Line
A life on the cricket-writing treadmill
Dec 23, 2012: Andrew Ramsey's account of his days as a cricket journalist (and why he called it a day) is a fine book, but it ought to have gone further
Gideon Haigh
Cricket books of 2012
Blagger, swagger, fanatical amateur
Dec 13, 2012: As Christmas approaches, we round up a selection of the great and good cricket books from 2012
ESPNcricinfo staff
The Sweetest Rose
Dec 8, 2012: Yorkshire cricket's turbulent and colourful story - Boycott and all - is faithfully told in this new book
Pat Gibson
Cricket on Everest
Nov 25, 2012: The story of the intrepid men who played cricket on the world's highest mountain for a good cause
Alan Gardner
Going Barmy
Oct 27, 2012: This book offers the story of England's much misunderstood band of travelling supporters from the inside
Rob Steen
Micky Stewart and the Changing Face of Cricket
Oct 13, 2012: Stephen Chalke's book on Micky Stewart is neither a biography nor an autobiography, but it works because it tells fascinating stories about its very likeable subject
Paul Edwards
Howzat: Kerry Packer's War
World Series Cricket - no more an outcast
Sep 2, 2012: The dramatisation of the Packer affair is just as exciting as all the drama that unfolded 35 years ago
Brydon Coverdale
Australia Blues
Aug 5, 2012: An amusing travelogue where cricket is a sidelight, written by two fans who are insiders as well as outsiders
Alex Bowden
Third Man in Havana
Cricket tales from here and there
Jul 7, 2012: Tom Rodwell has been there, seen that and borne witness to the game's power to uplift
Rob Steen
The Taliban Cricket Club
A different kind of Afghan story
Jun 16, 2012: Dread, romance and cricket come together in this novel set in the time of the Taliban
Sharda Ugra
Steve James: The Plan
Inside England's success story
Jun 9, 2012: This account of the 13 years it took to become No. 1 - from Fletcher to Flower - is a must-read for fans of English cricket
Sam Collins
Aakash Chopra: Apart from luck, you need to pick your team wisely, get to bat at the top, and have your captain's support
Fixing? It's people like us doing it
Ed Hawkins: It's convenient to blame the underworld for every instance of fixing, but it's ordinary punters behind many of them
The perils of scoffing at failure
Rob Steen: Excessive success can destroy inhibition, and hence the capacity for shame
New Zealand shaken and stirred
Andrew Alderson: The second-innings collapse at Lord's has revived concerns about New Zealand's top order
'Being an NZ fan is like being in an abusive relationship'
Beige Brigade: Taylor Swift's songs would speak to any Kiwi cricket fan right now
A talent that didn't know its own worth
Sreesanth wasn't the most likeable team-mate or opponent, but he had skill beyond doubt, which we might have seen the last of
Even at the height of his success with the national side, Sreesanth was a lonely cricketer who felt hard done by
Pollard sledges Watson, Dravid is angry
Plays of the day from the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai
A time for anger, a time for action
Out of the shattered lives of three young men caught up in allegations of fraud, newer and stronger players must emerge
Mumbai Indians still have a better head-to-head record against Chennai Super Kings, but once again on the big occasion, they came second
Mumbai Indians still have a better head-to-head record against Chennai Super Kings, but once again on the big occasion, they came second
Even at the height of his success with the national side, Sreesanth was a lonely cricketer who felt hard done by
Anderson's magic not to be missed (50)
None of the other three England bowlers with 300 Test wickets - or many other of the game's finest swing merchants - could have bowled better than James Anderson at Lord's
A case of peaking too early (41)
Royal Challengers began the season in full steam, but failed to replicate their consistency away from home
"Minimise sixes" - Two words sum up farcical contest (40)
The eight-over dash between Bangalore and Chennai was as close as cricket played on the field can get to cricket played on smartphone apps
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