Despite the burden of a decade of Tory misrule there were some things in the 1980s that could take Martin’s thoughts away from the subject of how to change the world. Foremost amongst them was David Gower’s batting

In this feature Martin looks back at the life and times of a fine West Indian opening batsman, Jeff Stollmeyer, whose contributions at the top of the batting order were vital to the first great West Indian team

In which Neville Cardus celebrates both his birthday and the impending visit of the West Indian Test team.

It is remarkable how strong some memories remain despite the passing of almost half a century – one of Martin’s most vivid recollections is of the batting of Zaheer Abbas at Edgbaston in the summer of 1971