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:
Richard Beard savours every word
Ed Weech revisits the Carberry question
Mick Pope on a death that robbed cricket of a potential great
Ethan Schwartz has a complicated relationship with several countries
William Dobson looks at sporting and political power structures
Chris Sandford on an Ashes summer four score years ago
Philip Hook recounts some rum goings-on at sea
Giles Wilcock details a ground-breaking tour a century ago
Itay Goder documents an obsession
Jerry Gear imagines quite the performance
Cameron Ponsonby with an insider’s view of Major League Cricket
Ameya Tripathi says the Spirit of Cricket provides few answers
John Stone with the tale of a career-defining game at a beloved ground
Cris Andrews on cricket and mental health
Luke Alfred reveals his infatuation with Tony Greig
Kris Pathirana has first-hand experience of dressing-room racism
Scott Oliver remembers when parkies and sparkies took on the world’s best