A list of essential cricket books to read while watching the World Cup:
C.L.R. James (2005)[1963] Beyond a Boundary, Yellow Jersey Press, New Ed. Press
Ashis Nandy (1990) The Tao of Cricket, Penguin Books
Mike Marquese (2005) Anyone But England: An Outsider Looks at English Cricket, Aurum Press
Michael Manley (2002) A History of West Indies Cricket, Andre Deutsch
Ramachandra Guha (2003) A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport, Picador
Rahul Bhattarcharya (2005) Pundits from Pakistan: On tour with India, 2003-04, Picador
Marcus Berkmann (1996) Rain Men: Madness of Cricket, Abacus
Any additions to the list? Reviews of books welcome.