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Test Cricket: A History (SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025)

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At a glance

Condition
New
Listening Length
22 hours and 42 minutes
Author
Tim Wigmore
Narrator
Richard Atlee
Publication date
April 24, 2025
Language
English
Publisher
Quercus

Description

WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED 2025 THE CRICKET SOCIETY/MCC BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED 2026 'Wonderfully wide-focused, unfailingly readable and laced with passages of insightful analysis, Tim Wigmore's history of test cricket is a true tour de force.' David Kynaston 'Much more than simply a history of Test cricket, this is a colourful, modern take on the sport's most treasured format. I've commentated on over 400 Tests and learned so much from this wonderful book. Wigmore lays bare the challenges Test cricket faces and the fight required to preserve it.' Jonathan Agnew, BBC Test Match Special 'Hugely informative and enjoyable - a fantastic achievement. A must-read for all cricket lovers.' Peter Frankopan 'Excellent' Mike Atherton 'A vibrant, global history of the oldest form of cricket. Told across decades and vast spans of geography, using history, memoir, stats, science and the voices of greats living and gone, it is destined to be a classic . . . Monumental.' The Hindu The first narrative history of Test cricket. Test cricket is on the cusp of its 150th anniversary. For the first time, Test Cricket: A History tells the full, gripping story of the players and stories that have shaped the game's evolution since 1877. Award-winning author Tim Wigmore brings to life both Test cricket on the pitch and the game's social significance around the world. This captivating tour is illuminated by dozens of exclusive interviews with the game's greatest players, including Sachin Tendulkar, Pat Cummins, Michael Holding, Muthiah Muralidaran, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Chappell, Dale Steyn and Rahul Dravid. From Bodyline to Bazball, the golden age to the rise of West Indies, and Shane Warne to Ian Botham, readers will come to appreciate Test cricket's remarkable history like never before. Read more

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Listening Length 22 hours and 42 minutes
Author Tim Wigmore
Narrator Richard Atlee
Publication date April 24, 2025
Language English
Publisher Quercus
Version Unabridged
Program Type Audiobook

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For lovers of TEST Cricket
Format: Hardcover
If you love TEST cricket then you MUST get this book. It is incredible and wonderfully written. I'd give this 10 out of 5 stars!!!...
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2026 by Voyager42
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