Tim Wigmore is a British sports journalist and author whose work concentrates on cricket, sports analysis, and the business of competition. A writer for The Daily Telegraph, he has also contributed to The New York Times, The Economist, New Statesman, and ESPNcricinfo. His reporting has received the Christopher Martin-Jenkins Young Cricket Journalist of the Year award.
Wigmore’s books move between cricket’s less established countries, the transformation brought by Twenty20, and the history of its longest international format. He often works with collaborators who bring complementary expertise, including Peter Miller, Freddie Wilde, economist Stefan Szymanski, Matt Roller, and sports scientist A. Mark Williams. Cricket 2.0, written with Wilde, won the Wisden Book of the Year and the cricket category at the 2020 Sports Book Awards.
Tim Wigmore Books
| Book | Year | Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Second XI | 2015 | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Cricket 2.0 | 2019 | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Crickonomics | 2023 | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| White Hot | 2024 | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Test Cricket | 2025 | Description / Buy at Amazon |
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The bibliography connects historical reporting with questions about how sporting systems produce results. Second XI examines opportunities beyond the established cricket powers, while Crickonomics investigates institutions and resources within the modern game. His collaboration on The Best extends those questions across sports, considering the development of elite performers rather than limiting the explanation to natural ability or accumulated practice.
Cricket Books
Second XI: Cricket in Its Outposts: Wigmore and Peter Miller explore cricket beyond its traditional leading nations, following players and administrators pursuing international opportunities with limited support. Afghanistan, Ireland, Kenya, the Netherlands, and other countries reveal different obstacles and ambitions. The stories connect competition with migration, politics, sectarianism, and personal sacrifice, showing a global game more varied than the small group most often seen in major series. Published in 2015.
Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 Revolution: Wigmore and Freddie Wilde examine how Twenty20 changed cricket’s tactics, players, and commercial structure. The history of the format accompanies analysis of team construction, captaincy, and specialist skills, particularly within franchise competitions. Interviews and reporting explain why some teams use their resources more effectively than others, connecting innovations on the field with a shifting international balance of money and influence. Published in 2019.
Crickonomics: The Anatomy of Modern Cricket: Wigmore and Stefan Szymanski apply economic and statistical questions to modern cricket. Education, demographics, pay, national development, and the conditions affecting results provide a framework for investigating familiar assumptions. The book asks why opportunities and outcomes are distributed unevenly, bringing women’s cricket and less conventional examples into an analysis of institutions, resources, and the choices through which the game develops. Published in 2022.
White Hot: The Inside Story of England Cricket’s Double World Champions: Wigmore and Matt Roller investigate England’s transformation into simultaneous holders of the men’s one-day and Twenty20 World Cups. Interviews with players, coaches, and administrators explain the strategy behind the 2019 and 2022 victories. The account follows a change in competitive culture, examining how a previously cautious team developed the confidence and organizational support to pursue an aggressive, innovative approach. Published in 2023.
Test Cricket: A History: Wigmore traces the history of Test cricket through its leading players, turning points, and changing circumstances. Contributions from prominent participants accompany a narrative of the longest international format, connecting major contests with the forces that shaped them. The book considers why Test cricket developed its particular demands and appeal, while examining the changes that threaten or renew its place in the sport. Published in 2025.
Multi-sport Books
The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made: A. Mark Williams and Wigmore investigate how elite athletes develop extraordinary skills and sustain performance under pressure. Interviews and sports-science research examine practice, genetics, early environments, decision-making, and psychology. The book challenges simplified explanations of expertise, using examples across several sports to show how opportunity, learning, and individual characteristics interact in the making of a champion. Published in 2020.