Jon Couch talks to Surrey legend Martin Bicknell about his imminent return to the Oval to take on an academy coaching role

They say in life to never go back, but for Martin Bicknell it’s like he’s never been away. Twenty years a Surrey legend – a oneclub man – he was believed by many to be the most underrated bowler of his generation.
Seamer Bicknell played only four Test matches for England but the last two – against South Africa in 2003 at the age of 34 – came ten years after his first two, in the 1993 Ashes series. The 114 matches he had to wait in ...