
Ken Higgs: A seam bowler who always commanded respect – Almanack
"Kenneth Higgs reached the top of the tree in cricket on natural ability"
"Kenneth Higgs reached the top of the tree in cricket on natural ability"
"Both a stalwart and a stylist"
The first New Zealander to 100 Test wickets
"Many thought he should've played for England more often than his solitary appearance in 1979"
"It was his batting which secured for him the player of the series award"
"Fishlock's sporting history is a tale of a great enthusiast for games"
"Very rarely has any cricketer jumped more suddenly to the top of the tree"
"His Test entry could be cited as the embodiment of all his batting attributes"
"When I was in good form at the start of the season, I just focused on cashing in"
"A man who enjoys the game and is determined to play it in the best possible spirit"
Issue 39 of WCM is in shops from December 24:
The most famous sports book in the world, the Almanack has been published every year since 1864.
Inside the 157th edition:
Cricket’s past is steeped in a tradition of great writing and Wisden is making sure its future will be too. The Nightwatchman is a quarterly collection of essays and long-form articles which debuted in March 2013 and is available in book and e-book formats.
Every issue features an array of authors from around the world, writing beautifully and at length about the game and its myriad offshoots.