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He was cricket correspondent of ''[[The Times]]'' from 1954 to 1988 and editor of ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]]'' for six editions from 1981 until 1986. He has attended more than 400 [[Test cricket|Tests]].<ref>[http://sport.guardian.co.uk/columnists/story/0,,1839395,00.html#article_continue ''Guardian'' article on Woodcock]</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,61-2301764,00.html ''Times'' article on Woodcock]</ref> |
He was cricket correspondent of ''[[The Times]]'' from 1954 to 1988 and editor of ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]]'' for six editions from 1981 until 1986. He has attended more than 400 [[Test cricket|Tests]].<ref>[http://sport.guardian.co.uk/columnists/story/0,,1839395,00.html#article_continue ''Guardian'' article on Woodcock]</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,61-2301764,00.html ''Times'' article on Woodcock]</ref> |
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He was President of the [[Cricket Writers' Club]] from 1986 to 2004, having been chairman in 1966.<ref>[http://www.cricketwritersclub.com/honoursboard.aspx Cricket Writers' Club Honours Board]</ref> |
He was President of the [[Cricket Writers' Club]] from 1986 to 2004, having been chairman in 1966.<ref>[http://www.cricketwritersclub.com/honoursboard.aspx Cricket Writers' Club Honours Board] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312123737/http://www.cricketwritersclub.com/honoursboard.aspx |date=12 March 2007 }}</ref> |
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Unlike other notable cricket journalists such as [[John Arlott]] and [[E.W. Swanton]], little of his writing is available in book form. He did, however, write ''The Times One Hundred Greatest Cricketers'', Macmillan, 1998, {{ISBN|0-333-73641-9}}. |
Unlike other notable cricket journalists such as [[John Arlott]] and [[E.W. Swanton]], little of his writing is available in book form. He did, however, write ''The Times One Hundred Greatest Cricketers'', Macmillan, 1998, {{ISBN|0-333-73641-9}}. |
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Revision as of 06:01, 29 November 2017
John Charles Woodcock
He was born at Longparish, Hampshire, where he still lives, and was dubbed "the Sage of Longparish" by Alan Gibson. He was a contributor to the Longparish Village Handbook.[1]
Woodcock attended
He was cricket correspondent of The Times from 1954 to 1988 and editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for six editions from 1981 until 1986. He has attended more than 400 Tests.[2][3]
He was President of the Cricket Writers' Club from 1986 to 2004, having been chairman in 1966.[4]
Unlike other notable cricket journalists such as
References
- ^ Longparish Village Handbook Retrieved 26 April 2017
- ^ Guardian article on Woodcock
- ^ Times article on Woodcock
- ^ Cricket Writers' Club Honours Board Archived 12 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Cricinfo profile
- "Woodcock at 90" by Ivo Tennant at Cricinfo
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