Martin Chandler - ARTICLES

Who was the greater writer, Crusoe or Cardus? Sometimes you just have to acknowledge that dead heats happen

This one does not have very much in common with most cricketing biographies, nor indeed cricket books generally, but is still an excellent read

Last year saw the release of a new book about Sydney Barnes – how does Jeff Nicholls’ effort measure up to those of the great medium pacer’s three previous biographers?

Not all modern writers revere Neville Cardus in the way their predecessors did. In this post Martin adds his two penn’orth to a debate that is doubtless going to run and run

A decade ago Monty Panesar seemed almost to be able to walk on water, and then things started to go wrong ……….

In light of of Martin’s closing comment in this one we assume he must have been a fashion icon in his youth, so a call has been sent out for a copy of his graduation photograph, which will be shared immediately it is received

Occasionally a cricketing autobiography comes along that is very different from the norm, and Tatenda Taibu’s contribution to the genre is certainly one of those

After Australia and South Africa we take things slightly out of chronological order by looking at accounts of Test series between England and India

Being a fast bowler between the wars was hard work, which is no doubt at least part of the reason why Ken Farnes chose to play as an amateur

One of the things we want to do with this blog is post our thoughts on some of our favourite writers, and Alan Ross is certainly one of those