
2019 in review: Wisden’s five Test innings of the year
Including perhaps the two greatest innings of all time
Including perhaps the two greatest innings of all time
The once-in-a-lifetime innings that happened twice in six months
Smith was sublime on his return to Test cricket
"The say good things happen to good people and Jason Holder is a very very fine man."
The world's No.1 bowler destroyed a hapless West Indies with his mastery over movement and accuracy
Wisden looks back at the five best Test spells of 2019
When Warner came back with a vengeance
These five were unlucky not to make the final cut
Selected based on performances in ODIs played between December 3, 2018 and December 3, 2019
Five innings which will last long in the mind
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.