Book Review: A History of Canadian Cricket by Patrick Adams

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This is an interesting and, in many places revealing book, which describes, in detail in some places and broad outline in others, the development of Canadian cricket from the earliest times until the present day... [More]

Book Review: ICC Intercontinental Cup and ICC Intercontinental Shield by Roy Morgan

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...Morgan argues for instance that ....'the (IC) finals have all been one-sided, the closest being a win by six wickets. The one Intercontinental Shield Final was also a six-wicket outcome. These have certainly not been an advert for high quality closely-fought cricket.'... [More]

‘Six After Six’ by Kevin O’Brien with Ger Siggins

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'Six After Six's lasting value however may be to serve as a fitting tribute to one of Ireland's greatest sporting days and another reminder of cricket's shameful and scandalous two-tier international structure which is undermining its credibility as a an international sport... [More]

Book Review – ‘Cricket Through The Looking Glass’

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If you think truth is stranger than fiction you haven't read 'Cricket Through the Looking Glass' by Paul Newton and Steve Haworth... [More]

Book Review – ‘A Mind 4 Cricket’

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Anyone who witnessed Rory McIlroy's dramatic collapse on the final day of last month's US Masters won't need reminding of the hugely important role the mind plays in sport... [More]

2010 Sports Book of the Year - Ger Siggins book nominated for a 2nd award

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'Lansdowne Road: the Stadium, the Matches, the Greatest Days' has been nominated for a 2nd book award. In addition to the William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year Awards (below), the book is also one of the books nominated for the Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards... [More]

Roy Morgan, author of “ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD CRICKET” shares his views on Associate cricket

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"Not since Barclays World of Cricket in the '70s had there been an attempt to cover the game in any truly global sense. My aim was to get the message out about how global the game is. It wasn't a surprise to me how widely played the game is but I think it is to many readers of the book. I also wanted to give some attention to Women's cricket... [More]

Book Review: 'Sport and Society in Victorian Ireland: The Case of County Westmeath' by Tom Hunt

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Sports' history is a much neglected subject which is now, deservedly, gaining academic credibility as... [More]

Book Review: 'Netherland' author Joseph O'Neill talks to Cover Point

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In 2008, little-known Irish writer Joseph O'Neill published Netherland, a novel inspired by his experiences playing cricket in New York City. It became one of the literary sensations... [More]

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