Martin Dewe Corke OBE (8 June 1923 – 14 January 1994) was an English cricketer. Corke was a right-handed batsman. He was also a prominent member of the Greene King Brewery. ^[1]

A member of the Greene brewing dynasty, ^[1] Corke was born at the hill station of Murree in the British Raj, where his father, then Captain Francis Sinclair Corke, was serving with the 1st battalion 16th Punjab Regiment. ^[1] He was sent home from the Raj to be educated in England, where he attended Radley School, during which time he captained the school's cricket team. ^[1] By age fifteen he was working at the family brewery in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. ^[1] However, with the start of World War II in 1939, Corke returned to the Raj to be with his parents. ^[1] He was commissioned in his father's 16th Punjab Regiment in 1942 then later promoted lieutenant. ^[2] In 1944, he was struck down with tuberculosis, which ended his time in the British Indian Army. ^{[1] [3]}

Returning to England, he married Jean Armour, daughter of artist George Denholm Armour, in 1946. ^[1] He made his debut for Suffolk against Berkshire in that same seasons Minor Counties Championship. ^[4] He played regularly for Suffolk throughout the 1950s and into the 1960s, making a total of 105 appearances for the county, the last of which came against Cambridgeshire in 1964. ^[4] He scored over 3,000 runs for the county, as well as captaining it for eleven seasons from 1954 to 1964. ^[1] Corke also played first-class cricket for the Free Foresters, making his first-class debut against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1953. ^[5] He made four further first-class appearances for the Free Foresters, the last of which came against Oxford University at the University Parks in 1958. ^[5] He scored 116 runs in his five first-class matches, at an average of 11.60 and a high score of 53, his only first-class half century. ^[6]

His commitments to the brewery saw him become a director of Greene King, during which himself and his fellow directors resisted takeover manoeuvres from larger rivals; his directorship saw him have notable success as marketing director. ^[1] In 1961, he became a magistrate, while he began work alongside his business commitments for the West Suffolk Health Authority, leading to his chairmanship of the organisation from 1982 to 1993, ^[1] working which he later received an OBE for his services to the National Health Service in the Queen's 1993 Birthday Honours. ^[7] He held further positions as chairman of St Edmundsbury Bench as chairman of Suffolk County Cricket Club. ^[1]

He died at from cancer at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk on 14 January 1994. ^[1] His uncle Ronald Lake also played first-class cricket.

• Martin Corke at ESPNcricinfo
• Martin Corke at CricketArchive