Wisden observed, " In the rain-affected Eton-Harrow match of 1922 he scored 66, despite being hindered by a saturated outfield, and then took 4 for 37 with his medium-paced out-swingers ".

Wisden observed that Hobbs frequently tired during longer innings and often tried to get out soon after reaching three figures ; this habit of giving up his innings continued throughout the remainder of his career.

Wisden observed that he had " given yet another exhibition of his wonderful batsmanship on tricky turf ... Hutton thrashed the fast bowlers majestically and played the turning or lifting ball with the ease of a master craftsman.

Wisden observed: " Against Hutton the bowling looked almost mediocre, but most of the other batsmen made it appear lethal.

In Gilligan's obituary, Wisden observed " Gilligan was, as may be imagined, a master of the diplomatic comment if any tiresome incident occurred ".

Wisden observed: " Briefly, the Englishmen lost a match, which, with a little discretion on the last day, they could probably have saved.

Wisden observed that " without finding his full powers as a punishing hitter, Chapman occasionally batted well ".

In the event, Warner rated Rhodes the " mainstay of the team ", and Wisden observed that he proved critics wrong, establishing himself as the most effective bowler on the tour.

Rain made the pitch very difficult to bat on, but Wisden praised Rhodes and observed that eight catches were dropped from his bowling.

As his Wisden obituary observed, " Alec Bannerman will be remembered as long as cricket is played.

For his efforts that season, Gower was awarded Wisden Cricketer of the Year.

For many years he was the public face of the Brylcreem range of men's haircare products ( for an example see page viii of the 1955 edition of Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack ).

The Wisden correspondent wrote: " For Hutton the match was a personal triumph.

For example, Wisden made no mention of his retirement.

For example, the ACS has awarded Jack Hobbs 199 hundreds ( as recorded on Cricinfo ), while Wisden, the generally accepted standard, gives him his " traditional " total of 197.

For these performances, Foster was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1901 and the following year a superb run of form for Worcestershire resulted in him scoring 1, 957 runs, at an average of 54. 36.

For the entire tour, Lindwall took 86 wickets at 15. 68 and scored 405 runs at 24. 17 .< Ref name =" p226 "/> Lindwall's Test haul of 27 scalps equalled the record for an Australian fast bowler in England .< Ref name =" wisden "/> Wisden recognised him by naming him as one of its five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1949, citing his ability to allow Australia to seize the initiative in all but one of the Tests by achieving early breakthroughs against their batting.

For these performances he was made one of 1999's Wisden Cricketers of the Year.

Wisden noted: " For some time after his first season Hirst's career was one of steady progress rather than of brilliant achievement.

For the 2000 edition of Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack, Weekes was asked to be a member of the 100 strong electorate to select the Five Cricketers of the 20th Century.

Wisden described his footballing career in the following terms: " For several years Gunn was one of the most brilliant forwards in the country at Association football, but latterly gave up the game, reserving himself entirely for cricket.

Wisden noted his fast footwork and how he hit the ball " all round the wicket with power and accuracy ", as well as faultless concentration in keeping the ball on the ground.

The report of the tour in the 1949 edition of Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack, stated that Barnes's fielding was as important a factor as his batting in The Invincibles success: Probably a number of batsmen were sufficiently affected by his close attendance to cause them to lose concentration on the bowler running up, but equally important was the fact that the knowledge of his presence influenced opponents to avoid strokes in that direction.

He was praised by Wisden for his control.

Wisden said that " by whatever standard he is judged ",< Ref name =" wisden "/> Lindwall must " be placed permanently in the gallery of great fast bowlers ",< Ref name =" wisden "/> attributing his success to " superb control of length and direction, his change of pace and general skill, the like of which in a slower bowler could be classed as cunning ".

Wisden described Hutton's tour as a succession of triumphs until he tired at the end: " Hutton's driving aroused the greatest admiration, but all his strokes were stamped with the hallmark of class.

Wisden praised Hutton's strategy and tactical sense, and he was widely acclaimed in the press, particularly for the good spirit which he and Hassett, the Australian captain, maintained.

Wisden believed Hutton's tactics were instrumental in giving his team the upper hand, and in the final innings, England needed 94 to win and retain the Ashes.

The Wisden 100 rates Lara's 153 not out against Australia in Bridgetown in 1998 – 99 as the second best innings ever after Sir Donald Bradman's 270 against England in Melbourne in 1936 – 37.

Wisden published a top 100 list in July 2001, a distillation of the best performances from 1, 552 Tests, 54, 494 innings and 29, 730 bowling performances.

Wisden rated this innings as the 4th best of all time.

In 2001, Wisden rated this performance as the best Test match innings of all time.

Wisden commented, " f there really is a blemish on his amazing record it is ... the absence of a significant innings on one of those ' sticky dogs ' of old ".

Hobbs batted for 225 minutes in total and scored 187, an innings praised by Wisden for its " brilliancy ".

Wisden commented that Hobbs " played one of the finest innings of his life ", and England won by eight wickets.

Wisden commented that this was " from the English point of view, the finest innings of the tour ".

He was still struggling with the after-effects of his operation and Wisden noticed he once more tried to score too quickly early in an innings.

It has become one of the most celebrated tales of Indian cricket, and the innings is ranked the sixth best Test innings ever by Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack .< ref >

In the second Test, Boycott made a duck in the first innings and later took 140 minutes to score 16 runs when England needed to score quickly ; Wisden described the latter innings as a " dreadful effort when courage was needed ".

Despite suffering a bad stomach upset, Chappell hit 204, an innings described by Wisden as " masterly ".

He was mistakenly referred to in the Wisden match report as a spin bowler, but opening the bowling in both innings with Brian Close, who was medium pace, Trueman took 2 – 72 and 1 – 22 as Cambridge were dismissed for 283 and 196 respectively.

Hutton began the tour well, scoring two early centuries, the latter of which was described by Wisden as the best English innings of the tour.

In the second innings, England had to bat for a long time to save the game, Wisden noted that Hutton, in contrast to his opening partner Washbrook, looked " plainly uncomfortable ".

In February 2002, he was judged by Wisden to have played the best One Day International ( ODI ) innings of all time.

In the fourth Test he scored 119 not out and then 177, in what Wisden judged his best innings of the tour due to his mastery of the bowlers and the difficult match situation when he came in to bat.

Hammond was credited with nearly forcing a remarkable win, first by promoting Bill Edrich, who had failed thus far in the series but scored 219, and then by playing himself what Wisden described as " one of the finest innings of his career " before rain forced the match to be abandoned.

The Wisden 100 ranked it the 38th best innings of all time, and the second best non-century.