CHRISTOPHER MARTIN-JENKINS

Christopher's sports career began as Captain of cricket at Marlborough followed by Captain of Cambridge University Crusaders for two years. He captained Fitzwilliam College Cricket Club (Winners of "Cuppers"); achieved two Rugby Fives half-blues; was a quarter finalist of the British University Fives Championships; played cricket for Surrey second XI and was a runner-up in the 1971 Surrey single-wicket championship.

After gaining a 2:1 Honours Degree in Modern History (Master of Arts) at Marlborough and Cambridge in 1967, he became Deputy Editor of The Cricketer magazine, free-lance sub-editor Daily Mail and free-lance BBC Sport reporter.

In 1970 Christopher became a Sports Broadcaster for the BBC and eventually in 1974 became their Cricket Correspondent. Since 1981 he has been the editor of The Cricketer magazine and a free lance BBC Radio and television Cricket commentator. In 1984 he resumed his appointment as BBC Cricket correspondent whilst continuing as Editor of the Cricketer.

He has written a number of books including: Testing Time - MCC in West Indies 1974; Assault On The Ashes - MCC in Australia 1974/5; MCC in India - 1966/7; The Jubilee Tests - 1977; England in Australia 1978/9; In Defence of The Ashes 1979/80; The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers 1980; the Wisden Book of County Cricket 1981; Bedside Cricket 1981; Twenty Years On 1984; the Cricketer Book of Disasters and Bizarre Records (Editor) 1984 and The Cricketer Book of Cricketer Eccentrics and Eccentric Behaviour 1985.

Christopher is a former Benedictine Sporting After Dinner Speaker of the Year.

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