Cricket People: Colin Cowdrey (5 articles)
From Len to Ray – A brief guide to the Flagstaff Cricket Annual
Posted: 16th February 2016
From Len to Ray. Len Hutton and Ray Illingworth. The England captaincies of  these two Yorkshiremen, one from the 1950’s and one from the 1960’s topped and tailed the life…
Category: Cricket Annuals
An era quietly vanishing – A review of the 2015 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack
Posted: 6th May 2015
He’s got it just right. That was my spontaneous feeling when I read a phrase in the preface to the new Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack for 2015 written by editor Lawrence…
Category: Cricket Annuals
‘The commentator must say what the picture doesn’t’ – A brief guide to David Coleman’s World of Football annuals
Posted: 24th December 2013
To many football fans of my generation, David Coleman was the voice and face of football as we grew up. Along with many people, I was saddened by the news…
Category: Football Annuals
Barrington, Burki and Boycott – The Cricketer Magazine Winter Annual reviews the 1967 domestic cricket season
Posted: 27th October 2013
Barrington, Burki and Boycott. Ken, Javed and Geoffrey. There they were, along with Bishan Bedi, Keith Boyce and many others. Caught in time within the pages of the 1967/8 Winter Annual…
Category: Cricket Magazines
In the Spotlight and always a great read – A brief guide to the Playfair Cricket Monthly magazine
Posted: 18th December 2012
At last I could relax. I’d just bought a complete set of Playfair Cricket Monthly magazines and everything was in order. But why would there be any angst about buying…
Category: Cricket Magazines
