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.
| ISBN: | 9781529428612 |
| Publication date: | 24th April 2025 |
| Author: | Tim Wigmore |
| Publisher: | Quercus an imprint of Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 592 pages |
| Primary Genre | Sports |
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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.
Test Cricket features in the following genres: Sports, Biography: sport, History of sport, Cricket
Test Cricket is available in Paperback, Hardback
Test Cricket was written by Tim Wigmore and published by Quercus an imprint of Quercus Publishing
Test Cricket has 592 pages
£27.00
