Tim Wigmore

Freelance writer

Compton driven by Ashes memories

Nick Compton was dropped midway through the last Ashes series in England. His chances of an Ashes recall are remote no matter how much he tries to prove otherwise

29-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore

Who needs Gayle? Allenby leads Somerset canter

As Middlesex trudged off after this evisceration, one thought might have terrified them: how much worse could it have been if Chris Gayle were still at Somerset?

26-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore at Uxbridge

Hong Kong tries to strike local chords

The challenge facing administrators is drawing the majority Chinese population to cricket, which remains largely expat-driven

26-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore

Surrey savaged by old dog Stevens

Darren Stevens smashed 90 and took four wickets at Kent inflicted Surrey's third consecutive T20 defeat at home

19-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore at Kia Oval

Wagg's great day upstaged by Surrey emotion

Graham Wagg's double century at No 8 was a fine moment in Glamorgan history but even that was upstaged by Arun Harinath's second hundred in front of the convalescing Rory Burns

17-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore at Guildford

Wagg battles back with ton on harum-scarum day

It was a harum-scarum day: cricket straight from the Brendon McCullum school, as the cliché du jour would have it. After 439 runs and 12 wickets it was a little hard what to make of it all.

16-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore at Guildford

Harinath hundred rouses Surrey spirits

Arun Harinath only played for Surrey because of the horrific collision between Rory Burns and Moises Henriques and responded with the most stalwart of centuries to get the county back on track

15-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore at Guildford

Footitt pushes claims to England's left-arm vacancy

Mark Footitt has had a rare opportunity to impress a man who matters by bowling against England's captain Alastair Cook with England selectors in attendance. is he the left-arm quick England need?

15-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore

Panesar confronts greatest challenge

At a time when the paucity of spinners in England is such a concern, Monty Panesar should be pushing for an international recall. Instead, a troubled period has led him to take an indefinite break from the game

10-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore

Stand-in skipper Godleman back in business

Billy Godleman is standing in as captain of Derbyshire, winning cricket matches, scoring runs and enjoying life again

09-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore at Canterbury

Derbyshire restore sanity after White six

Chesney Hughes and Billy Godleman finally brought sanity to proceedings at Canterbury with the partnership that barring further batting lapses should ensure a Derbyshire victory on the third day

08-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore at Canterbury

Levi best gives Northants big lead

Richard Levi hit an unbeaten 157, his first County Championship century, as Northamptonshire dominated day two against Essex at Wantage Road.

08-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore at Canterbury

Coles' five-wicket surge leaves Derbyshire staggering

Matt Coles claimed five wickets in his opening spell as 17 wickets fell on the first day at Canterbury an followed another impressive display from Mark Fottitt

07-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore at Canterbury

Bopara at cocksure best lifts Essex

Ravi Bopara might well never play for England again. The selectors give the impression that, after 171 international games across all forms of the game, they have moved on. But at The Oval, Bopara was in no mood to make that decision easy.

05-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore at The Oval

England 'prehistoric' at World Cup - Collingwood

"It was obviously pretty prehistoric in terms of the way they went about things. You could see that in the results they got." Paul Collingwood's verdict on England's performance in the World Cup might just be the most apt epitaph yet.

05-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore

Moeen Ali to bring back doosra

Test cricket has been rather less kind to Moeen Ali than during his remarkable breakthrough summer. Last year, he first sent down a doosra during the Headingley Test against Sri Lanka and now Moeen plans to unleash the doosra once more in the NatWest T20

04-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore

Subdued finish for Pietersen after all the drama

At the Oval 3351 days ago, Kevin Pietersen arrived at the crease with the Ashes at stake. His first ball, from Glenn McGrath, was nasty, brutish and short

03-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore at Kia Oval

Faulkner's maiden ton rescues Lancashire

James Faulkner struck his maiden first-class hundred to lift Lancashire out of trouble on a lively day at The Oval

02-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore at Kia Oval

Roy marks himself out as man for the Bayliss age

A number of batsmen mark themselves out as suitable for this new England age under Trevor Bayliss. Jason Roy is foremost amongst them

01-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore at The Oval

Jarvis ensures a low-key return for Pietersen

With most English cricket followers absorbed in another engrossing Test match, albeit briefly diverted by Chris Gayle's unbeaten 151 in the Natwest T20 Blast, there was little attention on Pietersen's return. Perhaps that was just as well.

31-May-2015•Tim Wigmore at The Oval

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