Had he ever enjoyed full fitness, and not died at such a tragically early age, Archie Jackson would surely have gone on to be one of the great batsmen.
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This week Martin reviews a rare beast; a cricketing autobiography published in the Caribbean.
In this feature Martin ends his tribute to the three Ws with a look at the life and times of the last survivor of the famous trio.
Robin Jackman has always seemed like an interesting character, and from Martin’s review it would seem that his recent autobiography bears that out.
Clyde Walcott was, by a few months, the youngest of the three Ws. He was the second of them to be knighted. In this feature Martin tells his story.
Over the next few days we will be featuring the stories of that legendary triumverate of Barbadian batsmen, the three Ws – Martin begins with Sir Frank Worrell.
In the wake of the England captain’s recent retirement from all forms of the game Martin reflects on the news, and draws a few parallels with a previous holder of that esteemed office.
It would seem from this week’s review that the old adage “Form is temporary, class is permanent” applies just as appropriately to writing about the game as playing it.
Being an England supporter has never been easy. There have always been ups and downs, often difficult to foresee, and the Ashes summer of 1997 is a classic example. In this feature Martin remembers the early part of that series.
Kevin Pietersen has recently learnt the same lesson Ciss Parkin learned 88 years ago, that upsetting the England cricketing establishment has never yet ended well for the player concerned.