My Favourite Cricketer

by John Stern

My Favourite Cricketer features a selection of the finest writing taken from ThenWisden Cricketer magazine. Top-quality sports writers and celebrated cricket fansnfondly recall their most admired player past or present, and explain their choice ofncricketing hero.nThe player selection ranges from the obvious choices ??" such as Trueman, Atherton,nGough, Tendulkar and Sobers ??" to the more intriguing or humble. Contributorsnincluding Gideon Haigh, Duncan Hamilton, Sid Waddell, Stephen Tompkinson andnCMJ all present the case for their favourite cricketer and explain just what it is thatnmakes them so special.nEach piece is accompanied by stunning full-colour photography of the player in action.nMy Favourite Cricketer shows the breadth of cricket's enduring appeal and presents anrecord of the most cherished and larger-than-life characters.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published May 11, 2010