Martin Chandler - ARTICLES

It took a long time for New Zealand cricket to embrace the concept of professionalism, but they got there in the end, thanks largely to Glenn Turner, who Martin profiles in this feature.

It is a sobering thought that it is now more than 30 years since it happened. In this feature Martin looks back at Dennis Lillee’s infamous spat with Javed Miandad

With World Series Cricket attracting some new interest in recent months, Martin looks back to what to the official game did during the two years the sport was split.

Sadly former England captain Tony Greig is no longer with us, having departed this mortal coil on Saturday. For this feature we repeat an extract from David Tossell’s fine biography of the big man.

It’s that time of year again and, this time, an exclusive glimpse at the cover of the Cricket Book of 2013

Alistair Cook is hopefully about half way through his playing career. In this feature Martin takes a look at what he has achieved so far.

He may not have been popular with opponents, but under the leadership of Arjuna Ranatunga Sri Lanka became a force in the world game. In this feature Martin tells his story.

Our series of features on Ricky Ponting continues with Martin’s thoughts on the newly retired Australian captain.

Something a little different this week but, it seems, a small book that is well worth tracking down.

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.