Martin Chandler - ARTICLES

October16

Knotty

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The game moves on, and wicketkeepers come and go. Alan Knott last played for England more than thirty years ago but, for Martin, he is still the best there has been.

October08

The Little Ship

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In a not dissimilar piece to that concerning Archie Jackson, in this feature Martin looks at the equally short life of another very promising young Australian batsman, Karl Schneider.

September21

Sir Clyde Walcott

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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.

September18

Sir Frank Worrell

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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.

September03

The End of an Era?

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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.