McKenzie digs in to pass the 200 mark

By Edwin Charles

Cricket shrine: J.W. McKenzie’s book shop in Epsom, Surrey

IT WILL not be the fastest double century of the summer, having taken all of 47 years in its compilation. But when you have shared your ‘innings’ with, among others, John Arlott, Don Bradman and Harold Pinter, what has been the point in hurrying?
John McKenzie, the world’s foremost cricket book dealer, will soon be sending out catalogue No.200 from his unique emporium in Stoneleigh, Surrey.
For his customers, the four-times yearly tomes are always a delight, listing as they do books of dif...

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