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Richardson honoured to receive Wisden award
Worcestershire seamer Alan Richardson has added one of cricket’s most coveted awards to his motley collection of cricket trophies. Richardson is one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year, a just reward for his 73 wickets last season which helped … Continue reading
Posted in County cricket, Featured Articles, Paul Bolton, Worcestershire
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Read to keep Wisden date in London
Chris Read may be a little bleary-eyed when he leads out Nottinghamshire for their defence of the County Championship title on April 14, but nobody at Trent Bridge will be complaining. The captain and wicketkeeper has been invited to Lord’s … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Wilson, County cricket, Nottinghamshire
Tagged Andy Wilson, chris read, mick newell, nottinghamshire, riki wessels, wisden
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I’m far from being the finished article: Trott
England batsman Jonathan Trott believes that there is further improvement in his game despite a memorable year which has seen him enter cricket’s Hall of Fame as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year. Trott joins Nottinghamshire captain Chris … Continue reading
Posted in County cricket, England, Jonathan Trott, Paul Bolton, Warwickshire
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Alan Tyers: Key Names React To The Andy Flower Appointment
Steve Harmison: “Andy has got broad shoulders. And nice long arms. That’s important in a coach, nice long arms. He could really be the sort of coach to put an arm round a player. Possibly give him a cuddle. That … Continue reading
John Stern: Wisden almanack continues to be worthy celebration of the game
There is something gravity-defying about the annual fuss that surrounds the launch of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. A few years ago, Malcolm Speed, then chief executive of the ICC, suggested publicly (probably in response to a bagging from Wisden) that it … Continue reading
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Tagged claire taylor, cricket, the wisden cricketer, wisden, wisden almanack
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The TWC interview: Jonathan Agnew
In the latest of thewisdencricketer.com’s weekly interview feature, Sam Collins speaks to Jonathan Agnew. ‘Aggers’ was a fast-bowler who enjoyed a successful first-class career with Leicestershire and played three Tests for England. He joined the Test Match Special team in … Continue reading
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Giles Clarke: My Day Off
When things get a bit stressful, I like to go back to back to basics, so I’ll sometimes go and spend a day working at Majestic Wines in Taunton, the place where it all began for me. Other than that … Continue reading
Posted in Test cricket, Twenty20 International, West Indies
Tagged Alan Tyers, cricket, ECB, giles clarke, stanford, twc, wisden
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