1996 world cup

West Indies v South Africa

Watch: Brian Lara hits classy century against South Africa at the 1996 World Cup

A master at work

Historical
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When Tendulkar and Anwar opened the batting together

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Stories
Ravindra Pushpakumara, the messenger whose lie served Sri Lanka well in the 1996 World Cup final

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Book Extract
The 1993 boardroom battle that shifted cricket's balance of power from England to India

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"He was tonking the ball all over the park, why did he need to do that?"

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Features
When underdogs Kenya served the first notice of their future glories

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by Wisden Staff / June 20, 2020

Issue 67

The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, guest-edited by Isa Guha, out May 5:

A world-exclusive with Jos Buttler
Exclusive interviews with Charlotte Edwards, Ebony Rainford-Brent and the brilliant Enid Bakewell
In-depth coverage of how all 18 counties have started the new campaign
A nine-page guide to the new women’s domestic season
Phil Walker picks out the greatest lines from the history of cricket commentary
Jo Harman tells the story of Australian wicketkeeping royalty
Ben Bloom takes the temperature of county supporters
Katya Witney delivers an eye-opening piece on the plight of Afghanistan’s female cricketers
Luke Alfred hails the resilience of Temba Bavuma, South Africa’s first black African captain
Hard-hitting columns from Mark Ramprakash, Lawrence Booth and Andrew Miller

Almanack 2023

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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.

The independent voice of cricket

1996 world cup

Watch: Brian Lara hits classy century against South Africa at the 1996 World Cup

Watch: Sanath Jayasuriya smashes Sri Lanka to win, Manoj Prabhakar into retirement

When a combined India-Pakistan ODI XI downed the future world champions

Ravindra Pushpakumara, the messenger whose lie served Sri Lanka well in the 1996 World Cup final

The 1993 boardroom battle that shifted cricket's balance of power from England to India

'We were shocked' – Waqar Younis on the Aamer Sohail-Venkatesh Prasad face-off

When underdogs Kenya served the first notice of their future glories

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