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Dec 6, 2008: How to distil over a century of cricket literature into half a bookshelf's worth? A recap of our series on recommended cricket literature
Suresh Menon
The Fast Men
Nov 29, 2008: Frith's history of fast bowling is encyclopaedic, but also fittingly brisk and concise
Steven Lynch
Sir Donald Bradman: A Biography
Nov 24, 2008: Rosenwater's books lacks Bradman's input - maybe that's why it's the best of the biographies of the great man
Gideon Haigh
Boycs
Nov 15, 2008: Leo McKinstry provides a balanced, nuanced view of one of cricket's most complex characters
Steven Lynch
Anyone but England
Nov 8, 2008: Marqusee places cricket's evolution in a historical perspective and reveals the inevitability of the changes the sport has gone through in recent times
Suresh Menon
Autobiography
Nov 1, 2008: Cardus may not have been the best cricket writer ever, but his autobiography certainly is the best-written cricket book of them all
Scyld Berry
Cricket Beyond the Bazaar
Oct 25, 2008: Coward's book played a significant part in demystifying the subcontinent for Australian cricketers and cricket watchers
Suresh Menon
Mystery Spinner
Oct 18, 2008: Gideon Haigh's biography of Iverson painstakingly unearths the story of a talented misfit
Steven Lynch
Beyond Bat and Ball
Oct 11, 2008: Reading David Foot's warm, conversational profiles of cricketers is like sharing in the camaraderie of a dressing room
Gideon Haigh
The Development of West Indies Cricket
Oct 4, 2008: A perceptive, prescient look at West Indies cricket and its decline
Rob Steen
The Willow Wand
Sep 27, 2008: In an attempt to separate cricket reality from myth, Derek Birley ruthlessly questions, if not busts outright, many of the game's idyllic beliefs
Suresh Menon
46 Not Out
Torrential eloquence, concealed sadness
Sep 20, 2008: In his writing Robertson-Glasgow always toiled for the right word and the arresting simile, evoking a world of grace and ease
Gideon Haigh
Can't Bat, Can't Bowl, Can't Field
Sep 13, 2008: Unlike far too many cricket writers, Johnson refuses to take the game too seriously - and thank goodness for that
David Frith
Australia 55
Big pictures, artfully painted
Sep 6, 2008: Alan Ross is often classed as a cricket belletrist - with good reason. And this book is among his finest works
Gideon Haigh
Wodehouse at the Wicket
Aug 30, 2008: Wodehouse didn't write too much on the game, but what there is is an unalloyed delight
Suresh Menon
War Minus the Shooting
Aug 23, 2008: In this narrative of the 1996 World Cup, context means more than the final wicket
Rob Steen
John Arlott: A Memoir
Aug 16, 2008: Arlott wasn't perfect and this book, by his son, readily admits so
David Frith
Australian Summer
Aug 9, 2008: Cardus' account of the 1936-37 Ashes tour gives rein to his desire to write about more than just the cricket
Scyld Berry
Cricket: A History of Its Growth and Development Throughout the World
Aug 2, 2008: An admirable attempt to "tell the full history of the game"
Suresh Menon
WG Grace: A Life
Jul 26, 2008: Serious scholarship and unflagging zest make this biography one of cricket's best life stories
Gideon Haigh
'You can't taint the whole IPL'
Bowl at Boycs: Geoff Boycott on spot-fixing, Adil Rashid's future, and yorkers in Test matches
Harsha Bhogle: The spot-fixing controversy teaches us about the pitfalls of insecurity and of the desire to keep up with the Joneses
The new Harmison? Or is it the new Caddick?
Numbers Game: Stuart Broad is destructive at his best, but at other times his bowling average is unusually high
Aakash Chopra: Apart from luck, you need to pick your team wisely, get to bat at the top, and have your captain's support
Less cricket on TV? Hallelujah
Matt Cleary: Why Channel Nine should be applauded for not broadcasting domestic cricket in Australia
Even at the height of his success with the national side, Sreesanth was a lonely cricketer who felt hard done by
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
Mumbai Indians still have a better head-to-head record against Chennai Super Kings, but once again on the big occasion, they came second
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
Vijay slips, Ashwin does a Sahara
Plays of the day from the IPL qualifier between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians in Delhi
Spirited Sunrisers exceed expectations (79)
Sunrisers began this tournament as one of the underdogs, but fought impressively to reach as far as the Eliminator
Even at the height of his success with the national side, Sreesanth was a lonely cricketer who felt hard done by
Mumbai Indians still have a better head-to-head record against Chennai Super Kings, but once again on the big occasion, they came second
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 (42)
Royal Challengers began the season in full steam, but failed to replicate their consistency away from home
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