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Steven Lynch

Steven Lynch

Editor of Wisden on the Ashes

Wait for me

Wait for me

Sunil Narine became a late addition to the West Indies touring party in England last week. We look at some other last-minute arrivals

04-Jun-2012•Steven Lynch
Broad's unique feat, and the Grizz

Broad's unique feat, and the Grizz

Also: hitting the winning runs in your only Test, highest score when all 40 fell, West Indies' Lord's double-centurion, and centuries by new-ball bowlers

29-May-2012•Steven Lynch
Which end of the bat do I hold?

Which end of the bat do I hold?

Batsmen who went through spells of wretched form

28-May-2012•Steven Lynch
England's families, and Gabriel's start

England's families, and Gabriel's start

Also: double and a ton in the same innings, Tendulkar's predecessor, T20 hat-tricks, and county hoppers

22-May-2012•Steven Lynch
Strange appearances

Strange appearances

Players whose first-class or international careers weren't quite run of the mill

21-May-2012•Steven Lynch
Trumper and the frogs

Trumper and the frogs

Also: the last lob bowler, the last everyday hero, cricketers at Wimbledon, and more shared birthdays

15-May-2012•Steven Lynch
Made in India

Made in India

England Test players who were born 4000 miles away

14-May-2012•Steven Lynch
Declaring behind and winning, and doing well but losing

Declaring behind and winning, and doing well but losing

Also: most Tests as a captain, Blowers' near-Test debut, nine bowleds in an innings, and racquet-wielding cricketers

08-May-2012•Steven Lynch
Messrs Cricket

Messrs Cricket

Players with names related to the game's terminology

07-May-2012•Steven Lynch
Tight-fisted in T20, and a shared birthday

Tight-fisted in T20, and a shared birthday

Also: centuries in a collapse, lowest score to carry his bat, the longest over, and a cricketing victim of the September 11 attack

01-May-2012•Steven Lynch
How do you spell that?

How do you spell that?

Players who troubled the scorers with their long names

30-Apr-2012•Steven Lynch
A Lord's conundrum, and a Titanic victim

A Lord's conundrum, and a Titanic victim

Also: the youngest bowler to take a wicket, the author of Flying Stumps, and 19th century selectorial issues

24-Apr-2012•Steven Lynch
Tales from the top of the table

Tales from the top of the table

The stories behind the highest individual scores in Tests

23-Apr-2012•Steven Lynch
Winning without taking a wicket, and Ponting's record

Winning without taking a wicket, and Ponting's record

Also: five hundreds in an innings, captains' fourth-innings tons, all ten bowled, and most overs bowled in an innings

17-Apr-2012•Steven Lynch
Wisdom about Wisden

Wisdom about Wisden

Trivia about the Almanack you may not have heard before, including factoids about Britain's canals

16-Apr-2012•Steven Lynch
Guptill's feat and his feet

Guptill's feat and his feet

Also: career captains, most Test runs without a duck, most runs in a successful chase, and most runs in away matches

10-Apr-2012•Steven Lynch
Philander, and an opening paradox

Philander, and an opening paradox

Also: three six-fors in one Test, most runs in a Test by a keeper, Greenidge's autobiography, and players who died young

03-Apr-2012•Steven Lynch
What a way to go

What a way to go

Players who were dismissed because they thought they were, because they wanted to be, because they didn't turn up at the ground, and for other unusual reasons

02-Apr-2012•Steven Lynch
Afridi's strike rate, and Amir's ban

Afridi's strike rate, and Amir's ban

Also: grounds with one Test hundred, cricket at a curling club, Tendulkar's hundreds in defeats, and Test players born in the USA

27-Mar-2012•Steven Lynch
One for Pakistan

One for Pakistan

Thirty-nine players have played just one Test each for Pakistan. Here's a selection of them

26-Mar-2012•Steven Lynch
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