The passing of Peter Loader last week took from us another England player of the 1950s. In this feature Martin looks back at a career that deserves to be better remembered than it is.
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England saw all too little of a fit and firing Shoaib Akhtar – Martin looks back at what we did see of a man whose bowling he would have liked to have seen more of.
After a patchy showing in the World Cup so far there can be no better way for England fans to brighten up a grey March day than by reading Gideon Haigh on the magical events of Boxing Day 2010.
In ten days time it will be exactly 30 years since Kenny Barrington passed away. In this feature Martin pays tribute to a man he believes history has short-changed.
After last week’s look at the Cricketweb Uncapped XI Martin has turned his mind to the best of those many players with just a single Test appearance to their name.
The object of the exercise is to select a team from all those who have played the game, but never at Test level. Can anyone improve on Martin’s selection?
As the 10th World Cup begins we have an extract from a new book dealing with what some might argue was the first ever World Cup, back in 1912.
This week cricket has been mourning the tragic death of Trevor Bailey. In this feature Martin looks back at his life and times.
As Sourav Ganguly finds himself entrenched in yet another controversy erupting over him remaining unsold at the IPL, Angikaar Choudhury tries to decipher the kind of hysteria the man evokes, especially in his home city, Kolkata.
When sportsmen and bookmakers mix there has always been the potential for trouble. In this feature we look back at an old story from a contemporary perspective.