After his Test debut at Lord’s in 1972 Bob Massie looked set for great things. In fact his Test career was over within a year. In this feature Martin tells his story.
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This week Martin reviews a book that Father Christmas will bring to many cricket fans this year. It seems likely the audience for the Queen’s speech will be well down as a result.
Martin wasn’t sure what to expect from “Higgy”. What he got was a real contender for Book of the Year, and our first five star review in many a month.
After Dave’s controversial look at Sachin Tendulkar earlier this week Martin follows that by considering the legacy of another great Indian batsman.
In this feature Martin pays tribute to former England fast bowler Graham Dilley, who died on Wednesday
In this feature we have an extract from a new book by Guy Fraser-Sampson that revisits English cricket in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Sometimes authors who write about cricket history without straying outside their own times struggle to find something new to say, but not Guy Fraser-Sampson.
As the latest battle to find CW’s favourite cricketer gets underway Martin puts forward the case for one of his nominations, the late Sylvester Clarke.
Caught Out is not a happy book, but as Martin belatedly discovered, it would seem it is an important one.
After the County Championship’s thrilling climax this week Martin, CricketWeb’s resident Lancastrian, has found the time and enough sobriety to articulate his views on his team’s historic victory.