FEATURES

In this feature Martin goes back well over a hundred years to tell the stories of two Lancashire batsmen, an opium addict and the famous poem that binds them together

It is now more than a quarter of a century since the South Africa was readmitted to Test cricket. In this feature Martin looks back at a fascinating match that, for a while, threatened one of the biggest shocks in the history of the game

In this feature Martin looks back at the life and times of Sydney Barnes’ nemesis, the South African batsman Herbie Taylor

The stories of the main characters in the ‘Bodyline’ story are amongst the best known in the history of the game. In this feature Martin concentrates on the life of Bill Voce, who played a crucial yet sometimes overlooked role in that dramatic series

In the real world everybody gets older as Anno Domini advances, but for all of us there are a few people who, in our mind’s eye, never age a day

This final part of Dave’s batting impact study combines the two previous features and confirms the most impactful Test batsmen of all time.

In this feature Martin tells the story of Middlesex and England batsman Patsy Hendren

With an eagerly awaited five Test series against India a couple of weeks away Martin looks back at the life and times of the man who was India’s most reliable batsman of the immediate post war years

This second part of Dave’s batting impact study looks at players from Sunil Gavaskar through to the present day, focusing closely on Viv Richards and Adam Gilchrist.

In this feature Martin tells the story of George Gunn, one of the more interesting personalities to have played the game