In this feature we have an extract from a new book by Guy Fraser-Sampson that revisits English cricket in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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Sometimes authors who write about cricket history without straying outside their own times struggle to find something new to say, but not Guy Fraser-Sampson.
As the latest battle to find CW’s favourite cricketer gets underway Martin puts forward the case for one of his nominations, the late Sylvester Clarke.
Caught Out is not a happy book, but as Martin belatedly discovered, it would seem it is an important one.
After the County Championship’s thrilling climax this week Martin, CricketWeb’s resident Lancastrian, has found the time and enough sobriety to articulate his views on his team’s historic victory.
In this feature Martin takes a look at the history of the LBW law, and how it might evolve in the future.
Martin has finally managed to track down a copy of his most eagerly anticipated book of the year – did it match up to expectations?
In this feature Martin looks back to 1950 and the remarkable selection gamble that was the catalyst for the success of the first West Indian side to win in England.
With Indian cricket in crisis, and its leadership under scrutiny, Martin looks back at the life and times of the man who was, probably, the country’s best ever skipper.
Do India’s current crop flatter to deceive or are they the best the country has produced? In this feature Martin looks back down the years to try and find an answer.