My Favourite Cricketer
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Overview
My Favourite Cricketer features a selection of the finest writing taken from The Wisden Cricketer magazine. Top-quality sports writers and celebrated cricket fans fondly recall their most admired player past or present, and explain their choice of cricketing hero.
The player selection ranges from the obvious choices - such as Trueman, Atherton, Gough, Tendulkar and Sobers - to the more intriguing or humble. Contributors including Gideon Haigh, Duncan Hamilton, Sid Waddell, Stephen Tompkinson and CMJ all present the case for their favourite cricketer and explain just what it is that makes them so special.
Each piece is accompanied by stunning full-colour photography of the player in action.
My Favourite Cricketer shows the breadth of cricket’s enduring appeal and presents a record of the most cherished and larger-than-life characters.
My Favourite Cricketer features a selection of the finest writing taken from The Wisden Cricketer magazine. Top-quality sports writers and celebrated cricket fans fondly recall their most admired player past or present, and explain their choice of cricketing hero. Each piece is accompanied by stunning full-colour photography.
High-profile cricket writers and celebrated cricket fans wax lyrical about the player who made them fall deeper in love with the game
Gorgeous photography of all the feted players, bringing their admirers’ stories vividly to life
Great gift purchase for cricket lovers, covering a range of eras
Edited by John Stern, long-time Editor of The Wisden Cricketer magazine
- Title: My Favourite Cricketer
- Author: John Stern
- Publisher: Wisden
- Print Publication Date: 2010
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 192
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781408131855, 9781408123409, 1408123401, 1408131854
- Resource ID: LLS:9781408131855
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T14:41:42Z
John Stern is the Editor of The Wisden Cricketer magazine, the world's best-selling monthly cricket magazine. He is a keen amateur player and a huge cricket fan.