At just 21 David Hookes briefly lit up the Centenary Test, but never fulfilled the expectations he created. In this feature Martin looks back at his career, and his tragic death in 2004.
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After Gareth’s reappraisal of West Indies tour of England in 1980 Martin looks back at the return encounter that took place in the Caribbean less than a year later.
Following the interest shown in “Racial Slur or Misunderstanding?” we are now able to publish what was, for David Frith, his final word on the controversy.
In this feature Martin takes a brief look at the careers of Lance and Chris Cairns, and in particular Chris’s recent trip to the High Court in London.
This week it is Martin’s turn to review a modern limited edition concerning a forgotten aspect of Australian cricket history.
In this feature Martin takes a long hard look at the career of Mike Brearley in order to come up with his own answer to a question upon which many have firm views, both for and against.
In this feature, with the assistance of those at the eye of the storm, Martin revisits a cricketing controversy from 1995.
After Gareth’s look at England’s drubbing in the Caribbean in 1985/86 Martin takes the story forward four years to, at last, some progress for a very different England team.
Last Friday a universally popular cricketer announced his retirement from the International game. In this feature Martin pays his respects to Rahul Dravid.
Has the end of the 77 years of hurt given Lancastrians cause to take pleasure in reading about that barren era? It certainly seems so.