Facts and figures help us understand achievements, but only stories allow us to understand people.

The many tributes to Christopher Martin Jenkins shone with finely honed anecdotes of his life. From using the TV remote as a phone to turning up at the wrong ground for a test match, his many fans loved not just his commentary but his humanity. How can a great yarn about a man help us imagine his character? Here's the obituary editor of the Telegraph, Harry de Quetteville...