In the 1960s fielding standards were well down on those of today, with a few notable exceptions. Here Martin looks at the career of Colin Bland, undoubtedly the best of his time.
We are pleased to announce an exciting project that is being undertaken by a Cricket Web Project Team in conjunction with Quiller Publishing to release a book containing what we consider to be some of the best Cricket Web Forum threads over the years.
Just a few famous cricketers have gone on to make names for themselves in other fields. Baron Constantine of Maraval and Nelson was one of them, and in this feature Martin tells his story.
It was an exciting, tense series that came just months before the Packer rupture. Gareth Bland recalls Pakistan’s tour of the West Indies in early 1977.
Is Sir Richard Hadlee the greatest bowler to have emerged from New Zealand? It has to be conceded that he probably is, but as Martin explains there is another worthy candidate.