Martin Chandler - ARTICLES

The tinkermen of English cricket have been at work, and 2016 is the last time the County Championship will be played in its current format. In this feature Martin takes a look at the summer that lies ahead.

We’ve been a little slow off the mark with this one, but better late than never

It was less than a lifetime ago, but the life and cricket career of one of the lesser members of a famous English cricketing family cannot have been more different to the lot of today’s professional sportsmen. In this feature Martin tells the story of Geoff Edrich

A book about the most turbulent period in the history of the best known of England’s county clubs has been due for a while now and, from Martin’s review, it seems it has been worth waiting for

Although he never played Test cricket Colin Ingleby-McKenzie is one of the most interesting post-war English cricketer. In this feature Martin tells his story

Last week Brendon McCullum bade his farewells to international cricket and in doing so made history – 11,000 miles away from the action Martin finally realised what a credit to the game he was

A cricket book like no other this week and, it seems from Martin’s review, very definitely a ‘must read’

The highest batting average in Test history belongs to Trinidadian Andy Ganteaume who died yesterday at 95. By way of a tribute to one of the game’s most famous cameo performance we are republishing a feature that first appeared in 2009, with the title “Better than Bradman?”

Something different this week, as Martin looks back at a couple of unusual Australian items from the 1960s that share a title, an author and a lofty status amongst collectors

Either Doug Wright’s figures don’t tell the whole truth about his talents, or Sir Donald Bradman was prone to exaggeration. In this feature Martin takes a look behind the numbers