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 2013.

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Contents list:
Itay Goder draws parallels between two cricketing tragedies
Simon Wilde on how England’s early tours were chronicled
The Nightwatchman presents the best of Wisden’s 2022 writing competition
Steve Smith on America’s greatest cricketer, Bart King
Tawhid Qureshi experiences regeneration in Bangladesh
Wisden Photograph of the Year
Jamie Magill goes on a magical mystery tour
Roger Domeneghetti sees the emergence of a legend
Ned Vessey says the ECB must help make cricket more sustainable
Nadiah Thanthawi-Jauhari and John Drew on a life-affirming game
Edmund Fitzgerald tells a tale that spans the continents
Ollie Park on a feeling we all know only too well
Daniel Lightman corresponded with the oldest living Test cricketer
John Schofield reports on cricket in the shadows
Christopher Sandford got to know Godfrey Evans, a true original
Ananya Upendran helps Smriti Mandhana celebrate a decade of cricket