
Alex Hartley: Sophie Ecclestone could play first-class cricket for a men's side
"In this World Cup, I have seen a whole new level from her in terms of her mindset"
"In this World Cup, I have seen a whole new level from her in terms of her mindset"
Heather Knight, Anya Shrubsole and Alex Hartley speak about a historic campaign
"The stuff that got to me was people saying I’m a bad role model"
A regrettable but revealing incident
'I’m jobless, I’ve got no income, no car, I’ve got a mortgage'
"If I was to put my heart and soul into it, I genuinely believe I could come back and play…
Fun and frolic in the face of Covid-19
"Alex is undoubtedly a talented bowler and the door is absolutely never closed on her returning to the international stage"
Hampshire seamer also included
England will be playing their first home fixtures since winning last year's Women's Cricket World Cup
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.