In this feature Martin takes a brief look at the careers of Lance and Chris Cairns, and in particular Chris’s recent trip to the High Court in London.
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This week it is Martin’s turn to review a modern limited edition concerning a forgotten aspect of Australian cricket history.
In this feature Martin takes a long hard look at the career of Mike Brearley in order to come up with his own answer to a question upon which many have firm views, both for and against.
In this feature, with the assistance of those at the eye of the storm, Martin revisits a cricketing controversy from 1995.
After Gareth’s look at England’s drubbing in the Caribbean in 1985/86 Martin takes the story forward four years to, at last, some progress for a very different England team.
Last Friday a universally popular cricketer announced his retirement from the International game. In this feature Martin pays his respects to Rahul Dravid.
Has the end of the 77 years of hurt given Lancastrians cause to take pleasure in reading about that barren era? It certainly seems so.
A road accident took the life of Jamaican Collie Smith at just 26. In this feature Martin tells the story of one of the game’s most tragic losses.
Some staff members are nothing if not predictable, and as soon as we heard that Martin had been revisiting his childhood haunts it was obvious what sort of feature would follow.
It is sixty years since this collection of John Arlott’s essays first appeared, and Martin certainly believes it has stood the test of time.