Martin Chandler - ARTICLES

January17

Yabba

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Nothing quite like this week’s book has been published before, nor is it likely to be again, which is all the more reason to snap up a copy of this interesting limited edition

December31

The Last of the Gregorys

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When we enter the New Year we will be a century on from the year when Australia’s only Test player to lose his life in World War Two was born. Ross Gregory deserves to be remembered much more than he is, and in this feature Martin tells his story.

December23

Over and Over

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In 1966 Ken Higgs was England’s most successful bowler England, but his entire international career was to be over within eighteen months. In this feature Martin remembers a man who bears comparison with Maurice Tate and Alec Bedser

December01

England’s Greatest All-Rounder

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In this feature Martin tries to convince the electorate that Frank Foster is worth a vote or two in the forthcoming contest in which Cricketweb will decide who should have the title of the game’s finest all-rounder

November29

Summer of ’65

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If anyone is looking for ideas for Christmas presents for a cricket tragic forget the major publishers. The real gems this year are to be found in the lists of the small specialists like Max Books