Martin claims to have been a young man when Marcus Trescothick set off on his professional career, which is reason enough for him to feel some sadness at the decision to call it a day after more than a quarter of a century
When most England cricket fans think of 2005, their thoughts turn immediately to the great Ashes series which took place during the British summer of that year. However, in the preceding South African summer, Marcus Trescothick gave us a taste of things to come in Johannesburg. In Masterly Batting, author James Mettyear recalled the events leading to what the creators of that book determined to be the seventh best Test century of all time, and CricketWeb is proud to feature that essay in its entirety.
It’s that time of year again, and we have pleasure in presenting the twenty first edition of Martin’s bi-annual round up of new and forthcoming releases
Genuinely quick left arm bowlers have always been rare, particularly so in England. In this feature Martin tells the story of one such man who, had he been blessed with a more equable temperament, might today be remembered as the best of the few
This post is the first in an occasional serious looking at some less well known, but undoubtedly worthy cricket writers
Marco and Ganesh discuss the World Cup so far and what is in store for the next two weeks
More words have been written about the 1932/33 Ashes than any other series of Test matches, so hopefully this guide to what has been published will be of some assistance to anyone interested in learning more about ‘Bodyline’
Who was the greater writer, Crusoe or Cardus? Sometimes you just have to acknowledge that dead heats happen
Though there are plenty of potential surprise packages at the upcoming Cricket World Cup, there seems to be near-universal confidence that England and India will be the two teams battling it out at Lord’s on 14 July. Fans, pundits and bookmakers alike appear united in this belief, but they would be decidedly less so if it were not for one man.