Trevor Bailey (1) (1923–2011)

Story of one of the world's greatest cricketers - written just after he had retired from the game.

Profiling 33 fast bowlers from 1932/33 to 1982/83 - and mentioning whole load of others - all of whom Fred Trueman and Trevor Bailey played with or against or saw in action. They then assess their bowling

Written by leading cricketer Trevor Bailey, this is a collection of biographies of the best cricketers he had played against and with. There's nothing too exciting here and one feels a sadness while perusing the pages as the memory of Bailey's tragic death in a house fire lingers.

These days, you'll only find this book in secondhand bookstores, and if you can haggle them down to a few dollars, you may find this good value.