Jeremy Lonsdale is the author of seven cricket books, including five on the history of the game in Yorkshire. In 2022, an article in The Yorkshire Post said few authors had made a greater contribution to Yorkshire's cricketing history. His book A Game Divided was longlisted for the 2021 Cricket Writers' Club Award. His last book, No Picnic, tells the story of the gruelling first MCC tour of India in 1926/27.

"It was about time that Bill Bowes had his biography written, and this one is not lacking in either quality or quantity. The name Jeremy Lonsdale is a hallmark of high quality, and it goes without saying that I thoroughly recommend this book."

Jeremy Lonsdale is the author of seven cricket books, including five on the history of the game in Yorkshire. In 2022, an article in The Yorkshire Post said few authors had made a greater contribution to Yorkshire's cricketing history. His book A Game Divided was longlisted for the 2021 Cricket Writers' Club Award. His last book, No Picnic, tells the story of the gruelling first MCC tour of India in 1926/27.

"It was about time that Bill Bowes had his biography written, and this one is not lacking in either quality or quantity. The name Jeremy Lonsdale is a hallmark of high quality, and it goes without saying that I thoroughly recommend this book."