Test Cricket

The first narrative history of Test cricket

This encyclopedic history, packed with famous incident and arresting analysis, should be in everyone's cricket library

This exceptional blend of traditional history and journalistic research gives us a cricket history like no other

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

A riveting, authoritative, and passionate chronicle of cricket's greatest game: the Test

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

A vital and fresh history of the game's legacy format; most significantly, given it remains cricket's most exclusive format, it is an inclusive history. Wigmore meticulously charts the global forces that have shaped Test cricket

Tim Wigmore has established himself as one of cricket's most incisive analysts and writers, blending his engaging, innovative use of modern data with a deep knowledge of the game's history. These qualities come together in this compelling book

Hugely informative and enjoyable - a fantastic achievement. A must-read for all cricket lovers

Tim Wigmore's new book Test Cricket: a History charts a narrative history of the longest format with contributions from the game's biggest characters. A riveting and lovingly researched tome thrumming with detail, anecdote and incisive facts

A great eye for fascinating details and the bizarre serendipities of history

Above all the book shows why Test cricket matters

Tim Wigmore is possibly the finest current cricket writer for providing thoughtful analysis . . . [he] negotiates a huge field deftly and elegantly

Rich in anecdotes and the perfect accompaniment to the English cricketing summer

Wigmore has written a splendid, comprehensive book full of good stories...sparkling and entertaining...

Tim Wigmore is 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 .