There was much more to John Wisden than the publication of the famed Cricketer’s Almanack. As a youngster, he perhaps weighed only slightly more than half a dozen hard bound copies of the yearly editions of Wisden. The weights of cricketers are not extensively documented, but among the ones that are available, John Wisden was the lightest. At one point of his career, he tilted the scales at just seven stones.Yes, he was indeed a cricketer. And surprisingly for a man of his size, standing at five feet six inches and light as a feather, he became one of the best fast bowlers of his era. He ran in with a relaxed action followed by supremely accurate deliveries from his round arm release. Till his pace diminished in the later stages of his career, he averaged around ten wickets per match.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 06:53:32 +0000
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