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| '''Christopher Dennis Alexander Martin-Jenkins''', known as '''CMJ''' (born ] ]), is a ] ] and commentator for ] (TMS) on ]. | '''Christopher Dennis Alexander Martin-Jenkins''', known as '''CMJ''' (born ] ]), is a ] ] and commentator for ] (TMS) on ]. | ||
| Martin-Jenkins was a student at ], and then ], ]. He joined the TMS team in 1973, aged 28. While captain of cricket at his school, Marlborough, 11 years earlier, Martin-Jenkins wrote to ] asking him how to become a cricket commentator. | Martin-Jenkins was a student at ], and then ], ]. He joined the TMS team in 1973, aged 28. While captain of cricket at his school, Marlborough, 11 years earlier, Martin-Jenkins wrote to ] asking him how to become a cricket commentator. | ||
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At various times, Martin-Jenkins has been cricket correspondent for the ] (1973-1980, 1985-1991), the '']'' (1990-1998) and '']'' (1998-). He was also a commentator on BBC television for their cricket coverage between 1981 and 1985, before returning to radio. His journalistic talents were encouraged by ], joining the Cricketer magazine as his assistant editor. From there he joined the BBC Sports News department and was appointed cricket correspondent in succession to ] in 1973. He was also editor of ''The Cricketer'' from 1980. As a player, he made 99 for Marlborough against ] at ] and was later in the ] second XI. | ||
| Martin-Jenkins has also been known as "Jenkers" (see ''Test Match Special'', Peter Baxter (ed, 1981); see also ]). There are suggestions in ''The Alderman's Tale'' (1991), the memoir of fellow commentator, Don Mosey (1924-99), that Martin-Jenkins' presence in the commentary box was an occasional source of friction to some of his colleagues (though equally Mosey seems to have had a chip on his shoulder regarding the operation of what he saw as an ] within the BBC). | |||
| Martin-Jenkins' son, ], plays county cricket for ]. | Martin-Jenkins' son, ], plays county cricket for ]. | ||
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Christopher Dennis Alexander Martin-Jenkins, known as CMJ (born 20 January 1945), is a cricket journalist and commentator for Test Match Special (TMS) on BBC Radio 4.
Martin-Jenkins was a student at Marlborough, and then Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. He joined the TMS team in 1973, aged 28. While captain of cricket at his school, Marlborough, 11 years earlier, Martin-Jenkins wrote to Brian Johnston asking him how to become a cricket commentator.
At various times, Martin-Jenkins has been cricket correspondent for the BBC (1973-1980, 1985-1991), the Daily Telegraph (1990-1998) and The Times (1998-). He was also a commentator on BBC television for their cricket coverage between 1981 and 1985, before returning to radio. His journalistic talents were encouraged by EW Swanton, joining the Cricketer magazine as his assistant editor. From there he joined the BBC Sports News department and was appointed cricket correspondent in succession to Brian Johnston in 1973. He was also editor of The Cricketer from 1980. As a player, he made 99 for Marlborough against Rugby School at Lord's and was later in the Surrey second XI.
Martin-Jenkins has also been known as "Jenkers" (see Test Match Special, Peter Baxter (ed, 1981); see also Oxford '-er'). There are suggestions in The Alderman's Tale (1991), the memoir of fellow commentator, Don Mosey (1924-99), that Martin-Jenkins' presence in the commentary box was an occasional source of friction to some of his colleagues (though equally Mosey seems to have had a chip on his shoulder regarding the operation of what he saw as an old boy network within the BBC).
Martin-Jenkins' son, Robin Martin-Jenkins, plays county cricket for Sussex.