Perhaps he didn’t turn out to be quite as good a batsman as his early career suggested he might become, but John Crawley certainly wasn’t helped by the way England teams were selected in the 1990s. In this feature Martin looks back at a career that might have disappointed at times, but which contained its share of highlights.
In this feature Martin remembers one of the leading English batsmen from his childhood, and one of his favourites; ‘Long’ Tom Graveney
By the mid-2000s, South Africa had been trying in vain to beat Australia in a Test series since readmission. Would their 2005/06 tour break the ice?
In 1912, the great South African all-rounder Aubrey Faulkner achieved something which would not be equaled for almost a century…and no one knew anything about it. Here Dave shines a light.
In this feature Martin looks at the life and times of a man England regards as the archetypal Australian captain, Warwick Armstrong
Mudassar Nazar was an excellent counterbalance to the more precociously talented members of the excellent Pakistani side that Imran Khan led in the 1980s. In this feature Martin tells his story
With the Cricketer publishing a review of England’s best ever captains, Dave does the same – and comes up with a similar answer.