In the 1990s one cricketing superpower faded and another rose to take its place. In this feature Martin looks back at the two series that saw the baton passed.
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Martin has certainly managed to find something out of the ordinary to review this week, and it seems like he rather enjoyed it.
The game moves on, and wicketkeepers come and go. Alan Knott last played for England more than thirty years ago but, for Martin, he is still the best there has been.
In this feature Martin tells the remarkable story of Sydney Barnes, a true all time great.
In a not dissimilar piece to that concerning Archie Jackson, in this feature Martin looks at the equally short life of another very promising young Australian batsman, Karl Schneider.
Had he ever enjoyed full fitness, and not died at such a tragically early age, Archie Jackson would surely have gone on to be one of the great batsmen.
This week Martin reviews a rare beast; a cricketing autobiography published in the Caribbean.
In this feature Martin ends his tribute to the three Ws with a look at the life and times of the last survivor of the famous trio.
Robin Jackman has always seemed like an interesting character, and from Martin’s review it would seem that his recent autobiography bears that out.
Clyde Walcott was, by a few months, the youngest of the three Ws. He was the second of them to be knighted. In this feature Martin tells his story.