Jonathan Trott: The intense batsman in love with the crease – Almanack
“I would rather be out there than sitting in the dressing-room having a laugh and joke”
“I would rather be out there than sitting in the dressing-room having a laugh and joke”
"I like the idea of a foreign coach, because they bring a fresh perspective"
“No one has ever loved the game with such a concentrated single-mindedness”
Sydney Barnes claimed 189 Test wickets at 16.43
'Steve Waugh has often said that, at his best, Gillespie is as good as any fast bowler Australia has produced'
"Aside from his cricketing ability, Insole was also an Association footballer of class"
Marshall was unanimously rated the quickest in county cricket
“The actual phrase – “an absolute brick” – turned out to be uncannily accurate”
International cricket's leading wicket-taker faced plenty of controversy over his action during his career
“He was a credit to himself and to our club, and didn’t mistime a ball the entire time he was…
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, guest-edited by Isa Guha, out May 5:
The 160th edition of the most famous sports book in the world – published every year since 1864 – contains some of the world’s finest sports writing. It reflects on the extraordinary life of Shane Warne, who died far too early in 2022, and looks back at another legendary bowler, S.F. Barnes, on the 150th anniversary of his birth. Wisden also reports on England’s triumph at the T20 World Cup, to go alongside their 2019 ODI success, and on their Test team’s thrilling rejuvenation under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes.
Writers include Lawrence Booth, Gideon Haigh, James Holland, Jonathan Liew, Emma John, David Frith, Simon Wilde, Jon Hotten, Robert Winder, Tanya Aldred and Neil Harvey, the last survivor from Australia’s famous 1948 Ashes tour of England. As usual, Wisden includes the eagerly awaited Notes by The Editor, the Cricketers of The Year awards, and the obituaries. And, as ever, there are reports and scorecards for every Test, together with forthright opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records.
Cricket’s past is steeped in a tradition of great writing and Wisden is making sure its future will be too. The Nightwatchman is a quarterly collection of essays and long-form articles which debuted in March 2013 and is available in book and e-book formats.
Every issue features an array of authors from around the world, writing beautifully and at length about the game and its myriad offshoots.