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No Holding Back – The Autobiography by Michael Holding with Edward Hawkins
For much of this book I imagined that the title was no more than a little pun on this cricketing legend’s name – perhaps a nod to his fearsome bowling. Then, two-thirds of the way through, with his early life, cricketing, broadcasting and business [...]

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My Favourite Cricketer edited by John Stern
Hardback, Wisden, pp 186, £13.49
The concept of this book couldn’t be simpler – John Stern has collected 46 essays from the past five years of the Wisden Cricketer magazine’s My Favourite Cricketer page. Being a cricket supporter, you may already be familiar with the feature.
Chosen by journalists, broadcasters, [...]

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The Ultimate Test ~ The Story of the 2009 Ashes Series by Gideon Haigh
Published by Arum, £12.99
It’s a good idea. Take cricket’s oldest and fiercest (Pakistan-India not withstanding) rivalry. Two sides lock horns over twenty-five days of unremitting drama, with the balance-of-power fluctuating day-by-day, session-by-session, occasionally over-by-over. Take one man’s daily press reports from the [...]

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