Martin has been relaxing in his garden this week, and seems to have found an excellent book to accompany a lazy afternoon.
Martin Chandler - ARTICLES
In this feature Martin is selecting his favourite XI again – this time his theme involves going just about as far back as it is possible to go.
With match-fixing allegations never far from the headlines we look back in this feature at an old controversy and, unusually, one that questioned the integrity of the game in England.
Tony Greig was a combative character. In this extract from a newly published biography we look back at one of the more controversial incidents in which he was involved.
This week we review a newly published biography of one of English cricket’s most controversial captains.
Over the years South Africa have developed something of a reputation for falling at the final hurdle. In this feature Martin tries to pinpoint when the bad habit began.
The publication of the 2011 Wisden has been immediately followed by the long awaited Collector’s Guide, but is it an essential purchase?
This year’s Wisden is published tomorrow. Here are Martin’s thoughts on the 148th edition.
Next Wednesday we will be reviewing Wisden 2011, due for release the following day – in the meantime Martin has been reading about one of cricket’s more interesting characters.
This week we go back more than 75 years and look at a volume of autobiography by Jack Hobbs, first published the year after he retired from the game.