In this feature Martin looks at the life and times of a South African wicketkeeper batsman who was tragically cut down in his prime, 85 years ago
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In this feature Martin tells the unusual story of Paul Gibb, a wicketkeeper batsman for England, Essex and Yorkshire who later became a First Class umpire
In part two of his interview with the CW team, the former CNN International Correspondent speaks to CricketWeb about his new book and the challenges of investigative sports journalism in the Twenty-First Century. Cricket Web: Did you ever think about joining a mainstream news organization? I’ve always thought the kind of work you were doing […]
The former CNN International Correspondent speaks to CricketWeb about his new book and the challenges of investigative sports journalism in the Twenty-First Century
In this feature Martin tells the story of Johnny Douglas, an old fashioned amateur who played the game harder than most professionals
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
Siva Ananth writes about sharing the men’s room with the Indian cricket team and the most famous cricketer on the planet knowing him by name
Had he lived Conrad Hunte would be celebrating his 88th birthday today. In this feature Martin tells the story of his life and times
When David Warner won the Allan Border Medal for best annual Australian male player earlier this year, it led to bemusement and mocking from certain quarters as he won despite a disastrous Ashes tour of England. It just seemed to be rewarding him for being a home-track Test bully while everyone ignored his record overseas. […]
Almost certainly the finest bowler never to have won a Test cap, in this feature Martin looks at the life and times of the South African fast medium bowler