Steven Lynch

Steven Lynch

Editor of Wisden on the Ashes

The quickest thousand, and five tons in a day

The quickest thousand, and five tons in a day

Also, captains' centuries in a match, Bangladesh's oldest debutant, most not-outs, and most 15-wicket hauls

17-Sep-2013•Steven Lynch

The Smithsonians

The Smithsonians

Men with a popular surname who have scored international hundreds

16-Sep-2013•Steven Lynch

An Irish riddle, and the percentage game

An Irish riddle, and the percentage game

Also, ten individual wickets in a Test, low highest totals in series wins, all openers trapped leg before, and the oldest T20 debutant

10-Sep-2013•Steven Lynch

It began in Guildford?

It began in Guildford?

We've been told Hambledon was the place where organised cricket first flourished. A new book thinks not

06-Sep-2013•Steven Lynch

Best birthdays, and Finch's flail

Best birthdays, and Finch's flail

Also, highest T20 score in a losing cause, most overs by a quickie in a Test, fastest first-class fifty, and double on debut by a woman

03-Sep-2013•Steven Lynch

Bruised but not shaken

Bruised but not shaken

Famous incidents when batsmen were hit by bouncers

02-Sep-2013•Steven Lynch

Swann's swag, and Smiths' success

Swann's swag, and Smiths' success

Also, Bradman's nemesis, most runs in a Test without a century, hundreds in final ODIs, and double-oh partners

27-Aug-2013•Steven Lynch

A lifelong affair with The Oval

A lifelong affair with The Oval

From truant schoolboy to junior Surrey member to member of the press corps

24-Aug-2013•Steven Lynch

Bell's target, and Vettori's double

Bell's target, and Vettori's double

Also, three centurions in one innings, run out in both innings, a century and a double in a match, and brotherly games

20-Aug-2013•Steven Lynch

Best of the rest

Best of the rest

A look at some players who missed out on Test cricket because they came from Associate-member countries. (One from each nation.)

19-Aug-2013•Steven Lynch

Third-innings heroes, and Aussie zeroes

Third-innings heroes, and Aussie zeroes

Also, the most hundreds in an innings, Harvey's six, and the most Ashes Tests in a year

13-Aug-2013•Steven Lynch

England's Ashes 3-0, and triples in all four innings

England's Ashes 3-0, and triples in all four innings

Also: Best bowling strike rates, five-fors on one-day debut, Welshmen who played for England, and most wickets in a bilateral ODI series

06-Aug-2013•Steven Lynch

Best actors in a supporting role

Best actors in a supporting role

Substitutes who played a significant role while fielding in matches

05-Aug-2013•Steven Lynch

Bunnies and big scorers

Bunnies and big scorers

Also: Australia's worst losing streak, Kohli's one-day record, the first South African to play for England, and England's whitewashes

30-Jul-2013•Steven Lynch

And that's tea

And that's tea

A peek at a tradition enshrined in the longer versions of the game

29-Jul-2013•Steven Lynch

Successive Ashes hundreds, and royal wicket-takers

Successive Ashes hundreds, and royal wicket-takers

Also: coming from behind to win a series, flourishing after 40, and Man-of-the-Match awards for players on the losing side

23-Jul-2013•Steven Lynch

We regret to inform you...

We regret to inform you...

After the Queen's visit delayed the start of play on the first day at Lord's, a look at some other strange reasons why play was suspended at the home of cricket

22-Jul-2013•Steven Lynch

Record last-wicket stands, and teenage sensations

Record last-wicket stands, and teenage sensations

Also: highest scores by No. 11s, youngest bowlers to strike in Ashes series, and Ashton Agar's many records

16-Jul-2013•Steven Lynch

Royal honours, and frugal averages

Royal honours, and frugal averages

Also: highest ODI scores by not-out openers, shortest completed internationals, and most wickets by a visiting bowler in each country

09-Jul-2013•Steven Lynch

Now isn't that something?

Now isn't that something?

A look at the more unlikely coincidences in cricket

08-Jul-2013•Steven Lynch

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