Was Sir Ian Botham’s record against West Indies quite as bad as it looks on paper? In this feature Gareth Bland weighs up the evidence.

In the 1960s fielding standards were well down on those of today, with a few notable exceptions. Here Martin looks at the career of Colin Bland, undoubtedly the best of his time.

In this feature Martin examines the career of the Indian batsman whose overall First Class average is second only to the Don.

An assessment of the career batting impact for Bradman and Lara.

They knew how to celebrate a major cricketing anniversary back in 1977 – in this feature David Taylor recalls the Centenary Test.

Just a few famous cricketers have gone on to make names for themselves in other fields. Baron Constantine of Maraval and Nelson was one of them, and in this feature Martin tells his story.

It was an exciting, tense series that came just months before the Packer rupture. Gareth Bland recalls Pakistan’s tour of the West Indies in early 1977.

Is Sir Richard Hadlee the greatest bowler to have emerged from New Zealand? It has to be conceded that he probably is, but as Martin explains there is another worthy candidate.

All the recent discussion on the forums of all time greats has given Martin cause to give the subject of Alan Davidson some thought, and more particularly how under-rated he seems to be.