Martin Chandler - ARTICLES

There has been renewed interest in World Series Cricket in the last couple of years, as well as the manner in which the ‘Establishment’ game dealt with the challenge. David Battersby’s new book looks at what England were up to as WSC began

Few cricketers have entertained in the way that Mike Procter did – in this feature Martin tells his story

Not all cricketing autobiographies are the same, and Tino Best’s is certainly a great deal racier than the norm.

Books that touch and concern the game in Zimbabwe have been few and far between, thus the former Surrey, Glamorgan and England batsman Alan Butcher’s first book is a particularly important one

Yorkshire cricket has never been short of colourful characters and controversial ones – Johnny Wardle was both – in this feature Martin tells his bittersweet story

There are 27 very good reasons for buying this week’s book, not to mention the fact that all proceeds go to a cricketing charity

Back in the day Younis Ahmed was one of the most popular batsmen in county cricket, and a generation on from his retirement his autobiography is just as entertaining as his stroke play was

Only two men born in Cornwall have played Test cricket for England – in this feature Martin tells their stories

This week’s book is an unusual self-published effort which, perhaps, will start a trend?

Despite being a relatively recent publication this small book is not easy to find, but it will certainly reward anyone who is able to track it down