“Test Cricket: A Biography: The Story of Test Cricket 1877 to Today” by Tim Wigmore
I absolutely enjoyed reading Tim Wigmore’s book on text cricket. I barely watch the game now but while reading the book, I realised how much I knew. Even if one is unfamiliar with the game or details, this is an absolutely delicious book. Tim Wigmore’s writing is as elegant as the game he writes about. It has been published by Hachette India.
The first narrative history of Test cricket as it nears its 150th birthday, telling the story of how the game has evolved since 1877, told through the moments and personalities that have shaped the format. With a focus on the game and its broader significance alike Tim Wigmore gives Test cricket its historical and social context, whilst reminding us that it’s unrivalled as a fascinating sporting spectacle. Meticulously researched and told with the passion of an award-winning writer, Test Cricket is also illuminated by a series of gripping fresh interviews with more than forty stars of international test cricket.
Here is a book extract published on Moneycontrol.
I interviewed Tim Wigmore for TOI Bookmark. Here is the Spotify link:
Tim Wigmore is the author of Test Cricket: A History, a new narrative history based on dozens of new interviews and years of research. He is also the author of Crickonomics, a Waterstones Sports Book of the Year, and Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 Revolution, which won the Wisden Book of the Year and Daily Telegraph Cricket Book of the Year in 2020. He is a sports writer for The Daily Telegraph, and has also written for The Economist, The New York Times, ESPNCricinfo and The New Statesman.
11 June 2025
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