
The Miracle of Manchester
The tale of an instant classic
The tale of an instant classic
"Balls were rearing from good lengths and passing the batsman’s throat"
"They performed miraculous cricketing deeds"
From Jason Gillespie's epic double to Graham Dilley's Headingley '81 blitz
England’s first glimpse of ‘Ambi’
"A batsman of high talent, England international Association footballer, Aston Villa's cup winning captain"
"My wife is the only person I allowed to repair the hat"
“I care most about how people live their lives”
“Andrew Symonds was never going to be a guy who hung on right to the end”
Kit Harris writes in issue 6 of the Pinch Hitter
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out January 19:
The most famous sports book in the world, the Almanack has been published every year since 1864.
The 158th edition of the most famous sports book in the world – published every year since 1864 – contains some of the world’s finest sports writing, and reflects on an unprecedented year dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Writers include Lawrence Booth, Sir Garfield Sobers, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Gideon Haigh, Andy Zaltzman, Tom Holland, Duncan Hamilton, Robert Winder, Matthew Engel, Scyld Berry, Derek Pringle, Jack Leach and James Anderson. As usual, Wisden includes the eagerly awaited Notes by the Editor, the Cricketers of the Year awards, and the famous 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.