Still the last England captain to win back the Ashes on Australian soil, Martin looks back at the life and career of Ray Illingworth
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The selection of cricket teams generally gives rise to more debate amongst supporters than the play itself, so Trevor Woolley’s new book should appeal to all long-suffering England fans
On a recent visit to England for the Lord’s Test Barry Richards took time out of his schedule to talk to us, and has also made available a couple of copies of his autobiography to CW visitors
In this feature Martin tells the story of Seymour Nurse, one of those fine West Indian batsmen whose legacy is hidden behind the mighty reputation of Garry Sobers
A biography of a Lancashire player from the 1960s was always going to appeal to Martin, but it looks from his review as if this one is required reading well beyond the borders of the Red Rose
The Australian edition didn’t last, but the original is still the best sporting annual there is – will the Indian version catch on?
A career brought to a close by injury is always a story with a sad ending. At 30 Dean Headley wasn’t going to match the achievements of his grandfather, but there would have been plenty more wickets for him to take in the 21st century. In this feature Martin remembers a man who gave England fans some much needed good days during a difficult era
Although he doesn’t say so, we get the impression that Martin rather hopes that in a week’s time Justin Parkinson’s second book will prove to be a chapter short
Despite the twin distractions of a fine series against New Zealand and a forthcoming Ashes rematch Martin has still found the time to put together his twice yearly overview of new books
It looks like being an interesting summer for England as they attempt to compete on equal terms with Australia once more, so Martin looks back at another series in which they were expected to struggle, but which turned out to be the most famous Ashes series of them all