In The Pantheon, Tim Wigmore uses a combination of revelatory historical perspective, enlightening statistical analysis and personal insight to rank the top 50 Test cricketers of all time. Along the way, he dares to answer questions that all cricket lovers ask. Brian Lara or Sachin Tendulkar? Shane Warne or Muthiah Muralidaran? Ian Botham or Ben Stokes? Which Caribbean quick was the greatest? And who was the best Test cricketer of all time? The Pantheon is a riveting celebration of sporting greatness, and the starting point for all future debates about the best ever Test cricketers.
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: Tim Wigmore
EAN: 9781529454406
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES: 320
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HEIGHT: 240 mm
PUBLISHED BY: Quercus Publishing
DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-11-05
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GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cricket
WIDTH: 156 mm
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Book Themes:
Biography: sport, History of sport, Cricket
Tim Wigmore is the author of Crickonomics - a Waterstones sports book of the Year-and Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 Revolution, which won the Wisden Book of the Year and Daily Telegraph Cricket Book of the Year in 2020. He is a sports writer for the Daily Telegraph, and has also written for The Economist, The New York Times, ESPNCricinfo and The New Statesman.Test Cricket was the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year, and shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award, in 2025. It was also shortlisted for The Cricket Society MCC Awards and The Sports Book Awards for best cricket book of the year in 2026.