'NZC are organising a press conference. Will anyone turn up?'
As Chris Martin called quits on a career spanning 15 years, Pat Cole, the manager of Auckland Aces, shares some insights about New Zealand's third-highest wicket-taker in Tests in his blog
05-Jul-2013
Chris Martin's humility, despite a career spanning 15 years and boasting one shy of 600 first-class wickets, is one of the many things Pat Cole, the manager of Auckland Aces, finds fascinating about New Zealand's third-highest wicket-taker in Tests as he explains in his blog
"Chris has a very perceptive insight. He is incredibly bright. He has just completed a distance learning degree that included diverse subjects like American history. I loved driving around towns in New Zealand listening to his perception of things. Conversation with Chris was exciting because I learnt something. For example, he once told me "I looked around New Zealand, worked out who the best bowlers were, and made sure I was better than them". Chris rarely speaks without thinking. As a senior player, he keeps an eye out and when he feels something needs to be said he says it. Very rarely does he talk to the group; he prefers to talk quietly in the background. When Tommy talks to you, you listen."