• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Cricket Yorkshire

  • HOME
  • SHOP
  • Club cricket
  • Yorkshire CCC
  • Newsletter
  • Advertise
  • WRITE FOR US
  • ABOUT
You are here: Home / Aire Wharfe Cricket / Nigel Martyn on life behind the stumps for Leeds Mods

Nigel Martyn on life behind the stumps for Leeds Mods

May 9, 2018 by John Fuller

  • 42Share on Twitter
  • 59Share on Facebook

In the latest episode of the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast, former Leeds United and England goalkeeper Nigel Martyn is on top form talking about his switch from professional football to league cricket in North Leeds.

Cricket came first for Cornishman Martyn who got stuck into league cricket with St Austell and Fowey before a blossoming football career between the posts took off and the risk of a broken finger during the cricket season was deemed too risky.

nigel martyn cricket

Nigel Martyn’s stress fracture in his ankle that precipitated his retirement in 2006 meant he didn’t think he’d be able to play cricket again because the ankle will never heal but, in his words, he just decided to go for it.

Introduced to Leeds Modernians Cricket Club by a friend, he began in their seconds then opted to take it more seriously, took over wicketkeeping duties in the firsts and has been a regular ever since.

Listen to Nigel Martyn…

In the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast, Nigel chats about:

  • His move to Yorkshire league cricket
  • Transferrable skills for wicketkeeping
  • His recent batting exploits in the Aire-Wharfe League
  • How Leeds Modernians are faring
  • The challenges for club cricket

 

**

Thanks to John Heald for his photography, John’s local team is where Nigel plays but he covers Yorkshire County Cricket Club and the Aire Wharfe League too and is available for bookings.

nigel martyn bats for leeds mods

PLEASE SHARE THIS ARTICLE BELOW!

How often do you get a former England goalkeeper discussing the relative merits of nurdling it around the corner to fine leg for a crafty single?

Cricket Yorkshire’s interviews continue to be popular and in part, because cricket fans get to hear as all of you are kind enough to retweet and share on Facebook.

Thanks for reading and listening….more in the pipeline including a combative chat with Leeds Bradford MCCU captain Steve Bullen coming soon!

Filed Under: Aire Wharfe Cricket, Club cricket, Cricket podcast, Editor's Choice

About John Fuller

Journalist, author and conquering Yorkshire one cricket tea at a time.

Primary Sidebar

TRENDING ON AMAZON

Bestseller No. 1 The War of the White Roses: Yorkshire Cricket's Civil War, 1968-1986
The War of the White Roses: Yorkshire Cricket's Civil War, 1968-1986
£12.99
Buy on Amazon Price incl. tax, excl. shipping

Last update on 2021-01-26 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

CRICKET EQUIPMENT DEALS

club cricket - kitlocker deals

© 2021 Cricket Yorkshire. All rights reserved.

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Click if you accept and the button disappears. Just like the best cricket teas! Accept Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Non-necessary

Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.