Martin Chandler - ARTICLES

In this feature Martin tells the story of Johnny Douglas, an old fashioned amateur who played the game harder than most professionals

This week we have something of a departure, certainly for Martin, as he reviews a history of a cricket club from Devon

With the forty year journey from Ian Botham to Ben Stokes we conclude our look at books on the subject of England captains

This one is not for the casual reader, but for collectors or readers with an interest in the history of cricketing relations between England and the West Indies it is a cracking read

Continuing our look at books by or about England captains Part 3 covers the second half of the twentieth century

This week Martin looks at a self-published limited edition that is a must for anyone interested in the development of cricket in Pakistan

Here is part two of Martin’s series of posts on the subject of books about England captains

His is a forgotten name today, but had Cyril Walters chosen cricket rather than the love of his life the history of English cricket in the late 1930s might read rather differently

For the first time in a while we review a new book from the ACS Lives in Cricket series and, it would seem from Martin’s review, it is certainly a good one

In this post Martin begins a four part look at the many books available about the lives of England’s many captains