Pakistan’s cricket is on the rise again. In this feature Martin tells the story of the Mohammad family, who played a crucial role in the nation’s cricketing development for 25 years.
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After a hedonistic stay in the Bahamas we are back, and will announce our Book of the Year next week. In the meantime Martin reviews the latest from the ACS Lives in Cricket series.
After England’s double batting failure in Dubai there will doubtless be some who will champion the cause of Jonny Bairstow. In this feature Martin remembers his father, a cult hero if ever there was one.
In a BBC project first broadcast in 2002 Sir Winston Churchill was voted into first place in a poll to establish the 100 greatest Britons. Martin’s latest feature suggests that his vote might have gone elsewhere.
There is nothing like a 3-1 Ashes victory in Australia to help an Englishman forget the world’s economic woes. In this feature Martin tells the story of the man who made that scoreline possible in 1954/55.
Australian cricket has always produced some larger than life characters. In this feature Martin takes a look at the story of one of the most colourful of them.
Recent tradition demands that for the first week of a New Year the Review Section is devoted to an overview of recent and forthcoming releases, so here it is.
2012 will mark the centenary of the death of the nineteenth century’s finest fast bowler. In this feature Martin takes a look at his remarkable career.
When is a Test Match not a Test Match? In this feature Martin looks back to the English summer of 1970 and the cricket played by one of the strongest teams the world has seen.
In the wake of the imprisonment of Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif Martin looks back at the old controversy involving Shane Warne and Mark Waugh.