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Chasing Jessop: The Mystery of England Cricket's Oldest Record

Chasing Jessop: The Mystery of England Cricket's Oldest Record


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THE WISDEN BOOK OF THE YEAR

'A forensic tour de force'
VIC MARKS

'Engrossing ... Illuminating detective work into the astonishing statistics of English cricket's most enduring record' ANDY ZALTZMAN

In 1902 at The Oval, Gilbert Jessop played arguably the greatest innings in the history of cricket. His whirlwind century led England from certain defeat to glorious victory, and set a speed record that still stands over 1,000 Test matches later.

Yet the exact circumstances of Jessop’s feat have long been shrouded in mystery. The original scorebooks are missing and the famous claim that he faced 76 balls has rarely been scrutinised. In this riveting investigation, Simon Wilde draws on long-forgotten sources to uncover what really happened. Could Jessop, in fact, have reached his hundred even faster than we thought?

'A fascinating and definitive account of one of cricket's most fabled innings' JOHN ETHERIDGE

‘A delight from start to finish’ WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY



About the Author :
Simon Wilde has been cricket correspondent of the Sunday Times since 1998 and has reported on around 330 England Test matches and numerous World Cups. He has written twelve books, three of which were shortlisted for the William Hill sports book of the year. His most recent works have been the acclaimed England: The Biography, a history of the men’s national team, and The Tour, which won the MCC/Cricket Society Book of the Year award.

Review :
Simon Wilde superbly recreates the story of one of cricket’s most spectacular innings, played by one of its most exciting players in one of its greatest matches. Chasing Jessop is an engrossing cocktail – the tensions and fluctuations of a classic Test match, a vivid evocation of cricket, England and sports journalism in the early 20th century, and illuminating detective work into the astonishing statistics of English cricket’s most enduring record A forensic tour de force. As ever, Simon Wilde’s book is meticulously researched and his subject is peculiarly relevant since Jessop’s record seems to be under threat almost every time Ben Stokes’s England team embarks upon a Test match A fascinating and definitive account of one of cricket's most fabled innings - with a twist in the tale Gripping Wilde has a pleasing eye for the little details that drive such granular histories, from the travails of the official score-keepers to the slapstick, His Girl Friday-like press room. And he gilds this with archival rigour This Wilde goose chase (see what I did there) is a delight from start to finish: part social history, part statistical mystery, a tale to get lost in as longer nights approach ... Wilde is excellent on both the significance of the match – England’s knife-edge win helped to create and establish the possibilities of the format – and the culture surrounding it


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781526694256
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Height: 196 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Sub Title: The Mystery of England Cricket's Oldest Record
  • Width: 128 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1526694255
  • Publisher Date: 04 Jun 2026
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 22 mm
  • Weight: 240 gr


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