Martin - Jenkins ' death comes three days after that of cricket great Alan Greig . Among remembrances , Scyld Berry of The Telegraph called Martin-Jenkins ' knowledge of cricket `` encyclopedic , '' and Mike Selvey of The Guardian He was cricket correspondent for BBC , Daily Telegraph , The Times and editor of The Cricketer . He was president of Marylebone Cricket Club from 2009 - 11 . Martin - Jenkins is being remembered as ` ` the very best '' in cricket journalism .
Martin - Jenkins ' death comes three days after that of cricket great Alan Greig . He was cricket correspondent for BBC , Daily Telegraph , The Times and editor of The Cricketer . He was president of Marylebone Cricket Club from 2009 - 11 . Martin - Jenkins is being remembered as ` ` the very best '' in cricket journalism .