In a sports journalism career spanning five decades, Harry Harris built an enviable list of contacts which helped him to deliver countless scoops and …
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Category: Books and reviews
Route to Manchester United’s resurgence is detailed in new edition of club history book
The new paperback edition of a book dedicated to Jimmy Murphy, who began Manchester United's rebuild after the Munich disaster, is reviewed by Eric Br…
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Gems abound in significant and timely new biography of Garry Sobers by acclaimed author
Award-winning Duncan Hamilton's latest blockbuster on cricket's greatest all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers is reviewed by Eric Brown...…
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New biography restores Patsy Hendren to the ranks of cricket’s greatest heroes
A new biography of Middlesex and England batsman Patsy Hendren, which reveals his struggles with English cricket's establishment, is reviewed by Eric …
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Impact of commercialism and climate change on cricket explored in new history of the sport
Cricket's history from origins as a money-making enterprise to global product with the long-form game now under serious threat is recorded in a new bo…
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Fans can discover plenty of weird and wonderful football facts in new trivia book
The latest book of bizarre football trivia featuring amusing and unusual incidents on and off the pitch is reviewed by Eric Brown...…
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With Stokes in strife again, time is right to evaluate England’s cricket captains since 1979
England captains from Mike Brearley to Ben Stokes are put under the microscope in a Vic Marks book reviewed by Eric Brown...…
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Hidden history of women’s cricket in England is celebrated in essential new book
'The Women in Whites: A History of Women’s Cricket in England' by Raf Nicholson will change perceptions about the evolution of the game, putting pio…
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1966 and all that… but there’s more, in new book marking 60 years since England’s World Cup win
An anecdote-heavy book to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of England's greatest football triumph is reviewed by Eric Brown...…
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Treasure chest of Test match memories can be found within Tim Wigmore’s essential cricket history
A blockbuster book tracing 150 years of Test cricket and featuring exclusive interviews with many of its stars, now out in paperback, is reviewed by E…
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