Lancashire, Wisden's Champion County: Red Rose to the top – Almanack
"It has been the Red Rose era, a dynastic span started by Jack Bond"
"It has been the Red Rose era, a dynastic span started by Jack Bond"
"The wider issues the sport is facing is paramount and it was refreshing to know Michael and his representatives are…
The club are the first to place their players on leave
“Clive always believed we were going to win and he inspired confidence in his players”
No English bowler claimed more top-tier wickets than Milnes in 2019
“It’s not been hard work at all, but hopefully it’s making a difference”
The latest episode of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast features an in-depth interview with Dom Sibley
The announcements follow a day after the ECB announced emergency funding for counties
The second priority window was originally scheduled for April 2
Hodgkiss served as a member of the Lancashire board for more than 20 years
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.