Curtly the clubbie, part one: Cornflakes and clattered stumps at Chester Boughton Hall
England’s first glimpse of ‘Ambi’
England’s first glimpse of ‘Ambi’
"You see the kid tense up, and you lose that ability to really rip the ball"
Club cricket is back, but not quite as we know it!
"Zak Crawley: Misses first chunk of the season as he’s still at uni. Misses at least two games for holidays/festivals"
Many players in the north Staffordshire region have used their downtime to support the #smashthetash NHS fundraiser
Recreational cricket in England has now moved to Step 4 on the ECB roadmap
The guide covers the answers to all the questions your club is currently dealing with
"The risk is not so much the ball, although that may be a factor, its the teas, its the changing…
"No one is prepared to contemplate the cost of no recreational cricket this summer. And no one should have to"
"I would be more wary of the door handle of a pub loo than I would a cricket ball"
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.