Martin Chandler - ARTICLES

On the eve of the first Test Martin looks back on his earliest memories of the “Little Master”.

When our resident Lancastrian reviews a book that celebrates the glory years of Yorkshire cricket and awards it 4 stars, then it really must be an essential purchase.

In the wake of the publicity surrounding the recent release of “Fire in Babylon” Martin looks back to the first stop on the West Indian road to dominance.

For anyone unaware of the fact tomorrow is the 1st of July, therefore time for Martin’s twice yearly look at what lies in store for us

In this feature Martin looks back almost 25 years, to an infamous spat between an England captain, and a Pakistani umpire.

This week we look at a book that is a vehicle for its imagery rather than its narrative, and from Martin’s review it seems it is a very good one.

Sub-titled “The Men and the Method”, it seems that both Martin and David enjoyed this unusual book.

In his last attempt at picking a themed XI, for the time being at least, Martin looks at those who the grim reaper took from us in tragic circumstances.

Martin has been relaxing in his garden this week, and seems to have found an excellent book to accompany a lazy afternoon.

In this feature Martin is selecting his favourite XI again – this time his theme involves going just about as far back as it is possible to go.