500 Declared

500 Tests is a mind boggling number, a testimony to Scyld’s commitment and passion for the game * Ravi Shastri *Hell of an effort. All round quality * Michael Vaughan *Decades of dedication, 500 Tests of brilliant insight * Mark Wood, England and Durham player *A unique account of Test cricket’s evolution by one of sport’s most distinctive writers * Tim Wigmore, author of Test Cricket: A History *Few can have watched as much cricket as Scyld, and even fewer can have loved the game more. A master-chronicler of the greatest game. * Will Macpherson, The Telegraph *Scyld has been a cricket journalist for 50 years. He’s been there and worn the t-shirt as far as writing about Test cricket is concerned. This book is a magnificent look-back. His passion for cricket is unrivalled. * Nasser Hussain, former England captain *There is no one who loves cricket and thinks about it more than Scyld Berry. A genial genius. Congratulations on 500 not out. * Huw Turbervill, editor of The Cricketer *An utter delight, from one of cricket’s most original minds. * Lawrence Booth *It is not just Scyld Berry’s vast store of knowledge and countless cherishable anecdotes that shine through in this book, but also his abiding and lifelong love affair with cricket. * Richard Whitehead, author of Victory in Australia *

Scyld Berry has been cricket correspondent of the Sunday Telegraph since 1993. Previously he was cricket correspondent of the Observer and has covered every England tour since 1973. He is the author of Cricket Wallah: England’s tour of India 1981-2, One Hundred Great Bowlers, Cricket Odyssey: England’s tours 1987-8 and Cricket: The Game of Life won the Cricket Writers Club Book of the Year. He is a former editor of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.