Allan Border: Australia's immovable object - Almanack
'Border was entitled to be ranked alongside Sir Donald Bradman as the greatest of Australian cricketers'
'Border was entitled to be ranked alongside Sir Donald Bradman as the greatest of Australian cricketers'
"I’d wake up at ridiculous times thinking, ‘Christ, has it stopped raining out there yet?’"
"He achieved greatness as a player – at the age of 37"
One of the finest fast bowlers of his generation
Compared to Hammond and Hutton, and tipped to be the next Bradman, Richards' horizon seemed limitless
"The Long Room had been used to make string haynets for horses, and stretchers for casualties on the Western Front"
"Myths, half-truths and factual errors have always enveloped Grace"
"Sport’s holy grail is consistency, and Pollock found it as soon as he entered international cricket"
A lookback at a remarkable career, spent at the epicentre of English cricket in a wide array of roles
Most children have bedtime stories, Gavaskar had cricket commentaries
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.