Tim Wigmore

Freelance writer

Continuity matters - the maturing of the Big Bash

Cohesion is important in team sport and results in the Big Bash have promoted the ideal of a largely settled side

02-Jan-2018•Tim Wigmore

Understanding the world's best domestic T20 side

They've won three of the last four BBL titles, and have begun the new season with three wins on the bounce, despite missing six key players. What makes the Perth Scorchers so good?

29-Dec-2017•Tim Wigmore

It looks steep at the pinnacle

Ireland gained Test status in 2017, but are they ready for it?

27-Dec-2017•Tim Wigmore

White, Cooper fifties carry Renegades home

The Renegades used their two biggest strengths - their bowling and their experience - to pick up a win against Brisbane Heat and go top of the table

23-Dec-2017•The Report by Tim Wigmore

Rashid Khan and inverting conventional wisdom

Chasing has been a successful trend recently in T20s but on Friday night the legspinner bucked that and helped Adelaide Strikers become the first BBL side to win after opting to bat first since 2015-16

22-Dec-2017•Tim Wigmore in Adelaide

'Want to make the BBL the No. 1 sports league in Australia'

Kim McConnie, the new head of the Big Bash, talks about how the league has its eyes on becoming the biggest game in town

17-Dec-2017•Tim Wigmore

The future is in (both) their hands

Ambidextrous bowling is terribly hard, but a bunch of young players are beginning to uncover its enormous potential

28-Nov-2017•Tim Wigmore

'The time was right to give Dutch cricket another go'

In the World Cricket League Championship, Ryan ten Doeschate may play a role in changing Netherlands' cricket forever

24-Nov-2017•Tim Wigmore

Yay, we got Test status! Now what?

Ireland are now a Full Member side, but the challenges they face are still daunting

07-Nov-2017•Tim Wigmore

Are T20 leagues making money?

The big two are, but otherwise the model, heavily dependent on international stars and an Indian audience, is threatening to collapse under its own bloated weight

30-Oct-2017•Tim Wigmore

Read's artistry leaves a lasting impression

Chris Read played only 15 Tests for England but the game has lost a little of its grace now that he has entered retirement

11-Oct-2017•Tim Wigmore

Is bowling more valuable than batting in T20?

It may seem contrary to popular opinion, but the numbers say so

23-Sep-2017•Tim Wigmore

Somerset's late defeat leaves do-or-die finale

Somerset and Middlesex are not the only counties in danger of relegation but their meeting at Taunton next week has the makings of a sudden death affair

22-Sep-2017•Tim Wigmore at Kia Oval

Somerset scrap after Sangakkara leaves the stage

Somerset will need to find rare batting resilience to avoid defeat on the final day at the Kia Oval

21-Sep-2017•Tim Wigmore at Kia Oval

'King' Kumar raises eighth hundred of purple season

Kumar Sangakkara's eighth Championship hundred of the season continued his run of imperious form and put Somerset on the back foot in the fight to avoid relegation

20-Sep-2017•Tim Wigmore at Kia Oval

Clarke caps homecoming with career-best 7 for 55

Rikki Clarke bowled with masterful precision and subtlety from the Vauxhall End to claim career-best figures of 7 for 55

19-Sep-2017•Tim Wigmore at Kia Oval

Kings again

How West Indies got their groove back and changed the face of T20 cricket

15-Sep-2017•Tim Wigmore

'I have a special talent in me to hit sixes' - Evin Lewis

Meet the rising star of T20 batting, a young West Indian with the potential to emulate the power-hitting of his team-mate, Chris Gayle

15-Sep-2017•Tim Wigmore

Unstoppable Porter takes Essex closer to title

Essex have a 36-point cushion over Lancashire after Jamie Porter's career-best display and the pair are due to meet next week at Old Trafford in the match of the season

31-Aug-2017•Tim Wigmore at Chelmsford

Growth of six-hitters leads to Blast's season of plunder

Scoring has been so vast in this year's NatWest T20 Blast that it is believed to have been exceeded only once before in a tournament staged in a Test nation

30-Aug-2017•Tim Wigmore

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