# Andrew Hignell > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andrew_Hignell > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andrew_Hignell.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Hignell > Source revision: 1330063778 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|English cricket historian}} '''Andrew Keith Hignell''' (born 12 October 1959 in [Gloucester](/source/Gloucester)){{cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/399772.html| title = Andrew Hignell| publisher = Cricinfo| accessdate =17 April 2018}} is a cricket historian and scorer. Hignell has a [PhD](/source/PhD) in Geography from [Cardiff University](/source/Cardiff_University). He has been the [Glamorgan 1st XI](/source/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club) scorer since 1982. For over 25 years he combined a career as a teacher at independent schools with working on radio commentaries for [BBC Radio Wales](/source/BBC_Radio_Wales) on the home and away matches of Glamorgan. In 2004 he left full-time teaching at [Wells Cathedral School](/source/Wells_Cathedral_School) to become the Heritage and Education Co-Ordinator at Glamorgan Cricket, where he manages the Museum of Welsh Cricket at [Sophia Gardens](/source/Sophia_Gardens_(cricket_ground)) in [Cardiff](/source/Cardiff). Hignell has written numerous books on cricket.{{cite web | url = http://www.cruiseshipenrichment.net/speaker.asp?ID=52171958&DisplayStatus=1| title = Andrew Hignell| publisher = www.cruiseshipenrichment.net| accessdate =17 April 2018}}{{cite web| url = https://www.gomer.co.uk/authors/andrewhignell.html| title = Andrew Hignell| publisher = Gomer| accessdate = 28 September 2019| archive-date = 28 September 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190928014945/https://www.gomer.co.uk/authors/andrewhignell.html| url-status = dead}} In ''[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack](/source/Wisden_Cricketers'_Almanack)'', [Alan Ross](/source/Alan_Ross) said Hignell's 1995 biography of Glamorgan's combative post-war captain [Wilf Wooller](/source/Wilf_Wooller), which was based on extensive interviews, revealed a "surprising warmth" in its subject.''[Wisden](/source/Wisden_Cricketers'_Almanack)'' 1996, p. 1354. ''Wisden's'' editor Graeme Wright, reviewing Hignell's 2001 biography of [Malcolm Turnbull](/source/Malcolm_Turnbull), praised Hignell as "a thorough researcher and a sound writer", adding that Hignell gets Turnbull "just right".''Wisden'' 2002, p. 1534. Reviewing Hignell's 2002 book ''Rain Stops Play'', ''[Wisden Cricket Monthly](/source/Wisden_Cricket_Monthly)'' said, "Hignell's excellent volume should be required reading in both dressing-room and press box", and added that it was "a history of cricket with a strong geographical bias".''Wisden'' 2003, p. 1679. The Welsh historian John Idris Jones, writing in ''[Planet](/source/Planet_(magazine))'', said of Hignell's ''Cricket in Wales'' (2008), "As a chronicle of cricket in Wales, it is not likely to be surpassed",{{cite web |title=Cricket in Wales |url=https://www.uwp.co.uk/book/cricket-in-wales/ |website=University of Wales Press |access-date=29 June 2024}} while Duncan Stone, reviewing ''Cricket in Wales'' in the journal ''Sport in History'', said "Hignell's obviously exhaustive research informs, illuminates and entertains". Hignell was awarded [The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians](/source/The_Association_of_Cricket_Statisticians_and_Historians)' 1988 Statistician of the Year award "for his work on the history and statistics of Glamorgan".{{Cite web |title=Statistician of the Year 1988 – Andrew Hignell |url=https://acscricket.com/?page_id=247 |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=[The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians](/source/The_Association_of_Cricket_Statisticians_and_Historians)}} ==Books== {{Div col}} * ''Cricket Grounds of Glamorgan'' (1986) * ''The History of [Glamorgan County Cricket Club](/source/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club)'' (1988)Review of ''The History of Glamorgan County Cricket Club'': John Twigg (2007), "More establishment history: a review essay", ''The International Journal of the History of Sport '', {{doi|10.1080/09523369008713719}} * ''A "Favourit" Game: Cricket in South Wales before 1914'' (1992)Review of ''A "Favourit" Game'': Jack Williams (1993), ''Welsh History Review'', {{ProQuest|1310504027}} * ''[J.C. Clay](/source/J.C._Clay): His Record Innings-by-Innings'' (1992) * ''A Who's Who of Glamorgan County Cricket Club 1888–1991'' (1992) * ''Glamorgan County Cricket Club: First-Class Records 1921-1993'' (1994) * ''The Skipper: A Biography of [Wilf Wooller](/source/Wilf_Wooller)'' (1995) * ''Glamorgan County Cricket Club: The Second Selection'' (1998) * ''100 Greats: Glamorgan County Cricket Club'' (2000) * ''[Turnbull](/source/Maurice_Turnbull): A Welsh Sporting Hero'' (2001) * ''Classics: Glamorgan County Cricket Club'' (2001) * ''Rain Stops Play: Cricketing Climates'' (2002)Review of ''Rain Stops Play'': Robert Thorpe (2006), ''Weather'', {{doi|10.1256/wea.112.02}} * ''100 Greats: Gloucestershire County Cricket Club'' (2002, with Adrian Thomas) * ''100 First-Class Umpires'' (2003) * ''Summer of '64: A Season in English Cricket'' (2005)Review of ''Summer of '64'': Derek Clements (17 April 2005), "[https://www.thetimes.com/article/book-of-the-week-6k0rtts8vpg Book of the week]", ''[The Times](/source/The_Times)'' * ''Getting it Right'' (2006; assisted with [Barrie Meyer](/source/Barrie_Meyer)'s autobiography) * ''Glamorgan Grounds: The Homes of Welsh Cricket'' (2002) * ''Glamorgan: The Glory Years 1993–2002'' (2003) * ''Gloucestershire CCC: 50 of the Finest Matches'' (2004) * ''Cardiff Sporting Greats'' (2007) * ''Cricket in Wales: An Illustrated History'' (2008)Review of ''Cricket in Wales'': Duncan Stone (2010), ''Sport in History'', {{doi|10.1080/17460263.2010.481212}} * ''From Sophia to SWALEC: A History of Cricket in Cardiff'' (2009) * ''[C.P. Lewis](/source/Charles_Lewis_(rugby_union)): The Champion Cricketer of South Wales'' (2009, with Bob Harragan) * ''The Australian Cricketers in Wales'' (2009)Review of ''The Australian Cricketers in Wales'': Steve Dube, "[https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/welsh-book-reviews-steve-dube-2093575 Welsh book reviews]", WalesOnline * ''Glamorgan CCC on this Day: History, Facts and Figures for Every Day of the Year'' (2011) * ''[Jack Mercer](/source/Jack_Mercer): A Bowler of Magical Spells'' (2011) * ''The History of Blaina Cricket Club'' (2012, with Emma Peplow) * ''Glamorgan CCC Miscellany: Glamorgan Trivia, History, Facts and Stats'' (2014) * ''Changing Faces: Glamorgan CCC 1888–2012'' (2013) * ''"Lucky" [Jim Pleass](/source/Jim_Pleass): The Memoirs of Glamorgan's [1948 County Championship](/source/1948_County_Championship) Winner'' (2014) * ''Front Foot to Front Line: Welsh Cricket and the Great War'' (2017) * ''Always Amongst Friends: The Cardiff and County Club 1866-2016'' (2017) * ''The Daffodil Blooms: The Glorious Rise of Glamorgan CCC to County Champions in 1948'' (2018, with Brian Halford) * ''Glamorgan Cricketers 1889–1920'' (2019) * ''Glamorgan Cricketers 1921–1948'' (2020) * ''A Tall Story: The Life of [Nigel Plews](/source/Nigel_Plews)'' (2020) * ''Cricketscapes: The Changing Geography of Cricket in England and Wales'' (2020) * ''Fly at a Higher Game: The Story of [TAL Whittington](/source/Tom_Whittington) and the Elevation of Glamorgan CCC into the County Championship'' (2021) * ''Glamorgan Cricketers 1949–1979'' (2023) * ''Glamorgan Cricketers 1980–1997'' (2023) * ''Mr Wooller's Legacy: A History of Cricket at Colwyn Bay and in Denbighshire'' (2023, with David Parry) * ''The Dream that Died: Gwilym Rowland and Welsh Cricket'' (2025) * ''Glamorgan Cricketers 1998–2012'' (2025) * ''The Hills of Rookwood: An Exceptional Sporting Family'' (2025) {{Div col end}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hignell, Andrew}} Category:1959 births Category:Living people Category:Cricket writers Category:People from Gloucester Category:Schoolteachers from Gloucestershire Category:English cricket commentators Category:Cricket scorers Category:Welsh curators --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Andrew Hignell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Hignell) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Hignell?action=history)). 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