Chasing Jessop
The Mystery of England Cricket's Oldest Record
$37.91
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
2 December 2025
Summary
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
‘A fascinating and definitive account of one of cricket’s most fabled innings’ - JOHN ETHERIDGE
A compelling new look at the untold story behind one of English sport’s oldest records.
In 1902, playing for England against Australia at The Ov…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526692535 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1526692538 |
| Author: | Simon Wilde |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 2 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 541g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 160mm x 236mm |
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Critics 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 – Andy Zaltzman, comedian and statistician for TEST MATCH SPECIAL
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 – Vic Marks, TEST MATCH SPECIAL commentator, writer and former England international
A fascinating and definitive account of one of cricket’s most fabled innings - with a twist in the tale – John Etheridge, cricket correspondent
Gripping – Giles Coren * The Times *
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 – Barney Horner * New Statesman *
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 * Wisden Cricket Monthly *
Simon Wilde
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.
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