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TIM WIGMORE Test Cricket: A history. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

TIM WIGMORE Test Cricket: A history. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

by NRB | 26 Aug 2025 | Non-fiction | 0 comments

From the birth of the Ashes to the present day, Tim Wigmore delivers an enthralling and comprehensive survey of Test cricket. There is always a place for Big History and Tim Wigmore’s Test Cricket: A history distils the essence of the highest form of the game played...
ROSS McMULLIN Life So Full of Promise: Further biographies of Australia’s lost generation. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

ROSS McMULLIN Life So Full of Promise: Further biographies of Australia’s lost generation. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

by NRB | 10 Aug 2023 | Non-fiction | 0 comments

Ross McMullin’s account of those who fought in World War I is a masterpiece of storytelling, weaving family, community, sporting, and military history into a satisfying whole. In previous books such as The Light on the Hill, his history of the Labor Party, and his...
STEFAN SZYMANSKI and TIM WIGMORE Crickonomics: The anatomy of modern cricket. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck

STEFAN SZYMANSKI and TIM WIGMORE Crickonomics: The anatomy of modern cricket. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck

by NRB | 6 Dec 2022 | Non-fiction | 0 comments

Szymanski and Wigmore examine cricket’s evolution from an elite English pastime to a global phenomenon. Bat and a ball games are as old as humankind. They are a testament to our creativity. Cricket emerged in Britain in the latter part of the sixteenth century,...
BARRY NICHOLLS Second Innings: On men, mental health and cricket. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

BARRY NICHOLLS Second Innings: On men, mental health and cricket. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

by NRB | 23 Sep 2021 | Non-fiction | 0 comments

In this poignant memoir Barry Nicholls melds family and personal history with reflections on cricket and mental health. According to Beyond Blue, men in Australia are known for ‘bottling things up’, which increases the risk of depression or anxiety being untreated –...
RAMACHANDRA GUHA The Commonwealth of Cricket. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

RAMACHANDRA GUHA The Commonwealth of Cricket. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

by NRB | 2 Feb 2021 | Non-fiction | 1 comment

Subtitled ‘A lifelong love affair with the most subtle and sophisticated game known to humankind’ Ramachandra Guha’s memoir explores one man’s multiple connections with cricket, from boyhood fandom to clear-eyed assessments of the state of the game. Timing matters,...
JESSE HOGAN, ANDREW FAULKNER AND SIMON AUTERI For Cap and Country. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

JESSE HOGAN, ANDREW FAULKNER AND SIMON AUTERI For Cap and Country. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

by NRB | 4 Feb 2020 | Non-fiction | 2 comments

This collection of 22 interviews with Australian cricketers is framed around the symbolism of the baggy green cap and, more importantly, around the actuality of representing their country. Conceived by player agent Simon Auteri, 18 of the interviews in For Cap and...
             

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