Christopher Martin-Jenkins passes away...

[Smart Mart]

Sad news coming through via Jonathan Agnew's Twitter feed a few minutes ago.

A gentleman who was quietly efficient in his work, very studious and knowledgable but with a great sense of humour too. Loved his cricket and the world of cricket loved him.

Succumbed to terminal cancer this morning aged just 67.

RIP CM-J.

[scenario8]

What sad news.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20881346

[Black can man]

scenario8 said:

What sad news.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20881346

Such a shame.I really enjoyed his wealth of knowledge & his commentary

sad day

[Norfolkit]

What a sad way to start a new year.
One of the great voices of TMS.

Fondly and warmly remembered.

[Laurel Green]

A very sad day for cricket and all the fans. He will be sadly missed.

[DJRC]

Blimey, two stalwarts of The Times I always enjoyed reading have gone in a short space...William Rees-Mogg and CMJ. Athers has done a decent job of replacing CMJ, but if Anatole Kaletsky and Simon Barnes bugger off the mortal coil soon there will be no-one left for me to read!

[Olf]

Can hear his voice in my head - like John Peel in a way. Hearing is believing - you don't need to see.

[unrepentant]

Sad news, grew up listening to TMS and remember when CMJ was the new boy.

I like to think he'll be somewhere enjoying a nice glass of red now with Jonners, the Boil, the Alderman, Fiery Fred and the great John Arlott.

[unrepentant]

I just saw whilst reading the CMJ stuff on the BBC that Tony Greig died as well? Very sad, another part of my youth gone. I was a schoolboy during the famous "grovel" series. He was rightly criticised for that but he was a great competitor who never gave in. Although he was pilloried for his involvement with Packer it changed the face of cricket forever and the fortunes of cricketers with it.

[DJRC]

All the Sundays carried big Greig spreads. CMJ next weekend.

Remember talking to him down at Hove when Martin made his debut. Just a proud dad.

[Podie]

Laurel Green said:

A very sad day for cricket and all the fans. He will be sadly missed.