Tributes were paid today to "the voice of cricket" Christopher Martin-Jenkins, who has died from cancer. He was 67
The cricket had just lost former England captain-turned-commentator Tony Greig, who succumbed to cancer last week. A fitting testimonial to the broadcaster and journalist was perhaps made when he was nominated for president of Marylebone Cricket Club in 2010, by the incumbent John Barclay. “When CMJ appears on the radio, he makes you feel that all is right with the world,” Barclay said.
Christopher Martin Jenkins with his MBE, presented by the Prince Charles in 2009u00a0
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Following his death yesterday morning, tributes flooded in for the father-of-three who was described as “one of the voices of the English summer”, “a true gentleman” and “one of cricket’s most respected writers and broadcasters.” Martin-Jenkins joined the BBC as part of the Test Match Special team in 1973. He worked as the BBC’s cricket correspondent twice, firstly between 1973 and 1980 and secondly between 1985 and 1991, while also commentating on the network's television coverage between 1981 and 1985.
Martin-Jenkins was the Daily Telegraph’s cricket correspondent from 1990 to 1999 and then moved to the Times, where he was succeeded by former England batsman Michael Atherton in 2008.
He continued to contribute to the cricket coverage in the newspaper and also wrote numerous books about the sport.
He was diagnosed with terminal cancer in January 2012.
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