There is nothing like a 3-1 Ashes victory in Australia to help an Englishman forget the world’s economic woes. In this feature Martin tells the story of the man who made that scoreline possible in 1954/55.
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Australian cricket has always produced some larger than life characters. In this feature Martin takes a look at the story of one of the most colourful of them.
Recent tradition demands that for the first week of a New Year the Review Section is devoted to an overview of recent and forthcoming releases, so here it is.
2012 will mark the centenary of the death of the nineteenth century’s finest fast bowler. In this feature Martin takes a look at his remarkable career.
When is a Test Match not a Test Match? In this feature Martin looks back to the English summer of 1970 and the cricket played by one of the strongest teams the world has seen.
In the wake of the imprisonment of Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif Martin looks back at the old controversy involving Shane Warne and Mark Waugh.
In 1990 England’s Chris Lewis had the world at his feet, but within twenty years the bottom had fallen out of that world. In this feature Martin looks at his story.
In this feature Martin enlists the help of some of the game’s greatest names in order to explain the legend that is Jack Gregory and Ted MacDonald.
These days England’s selectors and Team Management seem to do a thoroughly professional job. It wasn’t always so. In this feature Martin examines the case of Robin Smith, aka The Judge.
Following the tragic death of Peter Roebuck we have decided to review some of his work. Martin starts us off appropriately, with his debut, first published nearly thirty years ago.