To celebrate stumps on day one of the Boxing Day test match here is a selection of new cricket books added to the library collections in 2012.
Chappell, Ian
Chappelli:
life, larrikins & cricket
Collis, Ian
Hawkins,
Ed.
Bookie gambler fixer spy: a journey to the corrupt heart of cricket's underworld
Knox, Malcolm
Bradman's war: how the 1948 invincibles turned the cricket pitch into a battlefield
Meher-Homji, Kersi
Cricket conflicts and controversies from pre-Bodyline to post-Bollyline
Piesse, Ken
Dynamic duos: cricket's finest pairs and partnerships
Valentine, Ian
Cricket: yesterday and today