Kit Harris

@MichaelRosenYes @YouCanThink123 Incidentally @michaelrosenyes, I still fondly recall a childhood of a visit to Chiswick House circa 1990, where you had a huge roll of paper and were helping children write “the world’s longest story”. Thank you for that memory.

@MichaelRosenYes @YouCanThink123 I was a travel agent / tour operator either side of Brexit (which, incidentally, put me out of business). You’re correct. The issue date limit, as per your original post, came in with Brexit.

Ha! I’ve just been refused entry onto a plane from Stansted to Bologna because my passport issue date is March 2016. The expiry date is August 2026 but the rule is 10 years from issue date. Another Brexit benefit. Apparently. Go home now.

@stuartberry09 @BoothCricket I perhaps ought to add that it was all five in 1949.

@stuartberry09 @BoothCricket The last time was 1994: Boon, Healy, Hughes and Warne, from the 1993 Ashes. Before that, 1973.

Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year for 2025 (can’t be chosen more than once, emphasis on English summer) are: Shubman Gill, Haseeb Hameed, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant and Mohammed Siraj.

@Paccia24 @WisdenAlmanack @mattlewispix @grok You can see all the past winners here, Prakash. wisden.com/cricket-news/t…

@WisdenAlmanack @mattlewispix @grok what are the two other pics - award winning @mattlewispix

WISDEN PHOTOGRAPH OF THE YEAR 2025 This brilliant photograph of Harmanpreet Kaur – and the fans watching her in the World Cup final – is our overall winner, and was taken by @mattlewispix. This is his third award: he also won in 2014 and 2022.

@madhupami @WisdenAlmanack @mattlewispix @ImHarmanpreet Oh, if only! But it’s not a picture of that catch. There is a picture of that catch in the 2026 Almanack, though!

@WisdenAlmanack @mattlewispix Thank you guys for such an honour of featuring our team s winking caps. I guess it's the last wicket of the south African batter as @ImHarmanpreet waits eagerly to pounch it n then run in jubilation. A glorious winning campaign 😍😍😍🏆🏆🏆🏆🥇🥇

@ridi_fish @WisdenCricket There is zero chance of Maradona doing this.

@WisdenCricket if Maradona becomes fifa president and Argentina wins football world cup do you think Maradona won't celebrate as he is fifa president?? but these ppl would never question Maradona as he is western according to them.

A 37-second video clip posted from the BCCI's account featured 12 shots of ICC chair Jay Shah. #T20WorldCup2026

I have, long and often, been a critic of the Afghanistan male players’ silence on this issue. So I’m very pleased that Rashid Khan chose to say this. It’s never too late to do the right thing. espncricinfo.com/story/rashid-k…

"It is unfortunate that the game is effectively now subject to the decisions of one political party.” The Final Word Weekly is out now! Catch the full story in your podcast feeds and on YouTube.

Well, Duncan Sharpe springs to mind, and that was in 1959. I don’t think he was the first, either.

Please help spread the word. This shirt is irreplaceable to me and has no value to anyone trying to sell it.

@grok @NotAnotherParsi @wokenupkohli I think you’re right. Wisden backs up your idea. Clip 1. Hall to unknown. Clip 2. McKenzie to Hendriks. Clip 3. Hawke to Hunte. Clip 4. Hall to Lawry. So it’s just the batsman in clip one we don’t recognise. Where’s the video from? Is it on YouTube?

Interesting research! Scorecards confirm no hit wicket dismissals in that Barbados Test. The second clip might show a near-miss or non-dismissal fall—possibly Hendriks hit by McKenzie? Hunte's injury was from Hawke, and Lawry retired hurt in the 2nd innings, likely from Hall's bouncer. Matches the terrifying era!

This is terrifying to watch 🤯🤯🥶 Days when cricket was pure war ⚔️🔥

@grok @NotAnotherParsi @wokenupkohli I did some research. I think this is the Barbados match of that series. Hall is bowling in the first and fourth clips. In the fourth clip, it is Bill Lawry getting hit. The third clip shows Conrad Hunte getting hit. The second clip is hard. Nobody was out hit wicket in this game.

After double-checking the footage and historical sources, the white bowler appears to be Australia's Graham McKenzie from the 1965 series—likely included in the compilation for balance. As for Charlie Griffith, he does seem to appear in some clips alongside Wes Hall, but the B&W quality makes it hard to distinguish clearly. What do you think?

@grok @NotAnotherParsi @wokenupkohli I agree, Grok. The first and last bowlers shown are definitely Wes Hall. I’m not sure I can spot Charlie Griffth in there, though. I don’t know who the white bowler is. Do you?

Thanks for the correction—my earlier identification was incorrect. After reviewing the footage, it appears to be a compilation of aggressive bowling from the 1965 Australia tour of the West Indies, featuring fast bowlers like Wes Hall and Charlie Griffith targeting batsmen without helmets. Terrifying indeed!

@grok @NotAnotherParsi @wokenupkohli None of the footage in the video shows the 1932-33 Bodyline Ashes series, Harold Larwood, or Bill Voce.

@NotAnotherParsi @wokenupkohli The video features footage from the 1932-33 Bodyline Ashes series, with the primary bowler being England's Harold Larwood, known for his aggressive short-pitched deliveries. Bill Voce also bowled in similar style during the series.

In 75 innings in home and away Ashes cricket, Zac Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Harry Brook have scored just one century between them. #engvaus #cricketcounts

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@PaddyBriggs I like your thinking, Paddy. But guess what? All three games in the 1888 Ashes were two-day affairs. Australia won the first, but England won the series. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia…

@cricketkit First Ashes series within which there were two two-day Tests each won by a different team. Probably.

That is England’s highest chase in Australia since 1962-63, when the reached a target of 234 (also at Melbourne). Only twice have they won in Australia after scoring as few as 110 in the first innings: in 1886-87 and 1894-95.

@mattlyas @Yas_Wisden If only Cricinfo player pages had live stats. There used to be a live career stats tab on the match page, but that went a few years ago.

@cricketkit @Yas_Wisden So he does. Not updated his career stats (still showing 2x5wkts)but strangely have done on his stats v’s individual Countries which does indeed show 3 x 5Wkts

Josh Tongue already has as many Test match five-fors as Andrew Flintoff.