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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
The Fast Men
Nov 29, 2008: Frith's history of fast bowling is encyclopaedic, but also fittingly brisk and concise
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
Boycs
Nov 15, 2008: Leo McKinstry provides a balanced, nuanced view of one of cricket's most complex characters
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
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
Cricket Beyond the Bazaar
Oct 25, 2008: Coward's book played a significant part in demystifying the subcontinent for Australian cricketers and cricket watchers
Mystery Spinner
Oct 18, 2008: Gideon Haigh's biography of Iverson painstakingly unearths the story of a talented misfit
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
The Development of West Indies Cricket
Oct 4, 2008: A perceptive, prescient look at West Indies cricket and its decline
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
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
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
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
Wodehouse at the Wicket
Aug 30, 2008: Wodehouse didn't write too much on the game, but what there is is an unalloyed delight
War Minus the Shooting
Aug 23, 2008: In this narrative of the 1996 World Cup, context means more than the final wicket
John Arlott: A Memoir
Aug 16, 2008: Arlott wasn't perfect and this book, by his son, readily admits so
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
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"
WG Grace: A Life
Jul 26, 2008: Serious scholarship and unflagging zest make this biography one of cricket's best life stories

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Switch Hit: Mark Butcher joins the team to preview the Champions Trophy semi-finals
'He was going to run all over you'
My XI: Allan Donald on the most intimidating bowlers he has seen. Right up there: Malcolm Marshall
Mahesh Sethuraman: Every time Karthik looked set to cement his spot, Dhoni seemed to emerge as an obstacle. Until now
India prepare quietly ahead of big clash
India look at ease as they train quietly and purposefully on the eve of their semi-final against Sri Lanka in Cardiff
Why India have had success in this Champions Trophy
The unexpected conditions in England have favoured India's adventurous batting
Lots of rumour, but no hard evidence
The words of a former England captain turned commentator have sparked a controversy around the Champions Trophy hosts but, as yet, there is no hard evidence
Pakistan were cheered fanatically to three defeats and an embarrassing Champions Trophy exit
A contest that brings cricket alive
The game can often seem dreary, predictable and endless. Not when India and Pakistan play each other
India prepare quietly ahead of big clash (186)
India look at ease as they train quietly and purposefully on the eve of their semi-final against Sri Lanka in Cardiff
Why India have had success in this Champions Trophy (87)
The unexpected conditions in England have favoured India's adventurous batting
The day the laughter died (70)
Pakistan were cheered fanatically to three defeats and an embarrassing Champions Trophy exit
Pakistan have always looked wistfully at the batting riches produced across the border
Lots of rumour, but no hard evidence (48)
The words of a former England captain turned commentator have sparked a controversy around the Champions Trophy hosts but, as yet, there is no hard evidence
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