Christopher Martin-Jenkins
Christopher Dennis Alexander Martin-Jenkins MBE (* 20th January 1945 in Oxford , † 1. January 2013 in Rudgwick , Horsham ) was a British cricket - a journalist and commentator. He was commonly known as the CMJ .
Life
Martin-Jenkins first attended Marlborough College and then studied at Fitzwilliam College at the University of Cambridge . At the age of 28, he joined in 1973. Commentators team of Test Match Special , a sports broadcast of the BBC -Hörfunks, in Cricket - Test matches and One-Day Internationals of the English team were broadcast live. He had previously worked on the BBC's sports news department.
In the following years, Martin-Jenkins was also cricket correspondent for the BBC (1973-1980, 1985-1991), the Daily Telegraph (1990-1999) and the Times (1999-2008). From 1981 to 1985 he was a commentator on BBC television before returning to radio. Because of these activities, he was one of the most famous cricket journalists in the UK.
At the Test Match Special, Martin-Jenkins was one of the three regular reporters who took turns every 20 minutes. He helped shape the special style of this program, which was out of the ordinary due to its duration of around eight hours without interruption on up to five consecutive days.
Martin-Jenkins was a proven advocate of public schools . His son played first-class cricket for Sussex through the 2010 season .
Christopher Martin-Jenkins died on January 1, 2013 of cancer.
Web links
- Christopher Martin-Jenkins in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- BBC profile of CMJ (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ BBC Sport - Test Match Special's Christopher Martin-Jenkins dies . BBC Sports. January 1, 2013. Accessed January 1, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martin-Jenkins, Christopher |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | CMJ |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British cricket journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oxford |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1, 2013 |
| Place of death | Rudgwick , Horsham |