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The rise of Allan Donald – Almanack

"A magnificent natural athlete"

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'One of the best deliveries I've ever bowled' – Allan Donald on bowling Tendulkar and life in the fast lane

"I just remember that stump flying out of the ground"

by Henry Cowen / October 20, 2020
Stories
Test cricket's ten most brutal performances – From Holding v Close to Donald v Atherton

"Balls were rearing from good lengths and passing the batsman’s throat"

by Phil Walker and Sam Stow / August 9, 2020
The Ten
The Ten: Inspired county overseas signings – From Courtney Walsh to Clive Rice

From Mike Procter to Darren Lehmann

by Ed Davis / August 6, 2020
Features
When Graeme Hick "hammered" Donald and Pollock in their own backyard

"No mean feat, then or now"

by Wisden Staff / June 25, 2020
News
When Allan Donald gave Wasim Akram 20 stitches on his chin

"I had a psyche for revenge"

by Wisden Staff / June 8, 2020
News
The Atherton gift to Donald that followed the 1998 Trent Bridge battle

"Right! We go again tomorrow morning"

by Wisden Staff / June 8, 2020
Stories
Why Hussain was ‘loving it’ during famous Donald-Atherton battle

"He's just going to go chin music at him"

by Wisden Staff / June 7, 2020
Stories
Atherton ‘almost walked’ after infamous Allan Donald Trent Bridge nick

“Mine’s probably worse than Broady’s”

by Wisden Staff / June 6, 2020
International Cricket
My Favourite Photo: Fleming's strike makes a turkey of Donald

“Donald’s over-correction prompted this defining moment, Eagar’s shot taking centre stage”

by Adam Collins / May 8, 2020

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September '22 Issue

The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out September 15:

Cover story – With cricket at a crossroads, we explore our relationship with the game, and what it could look like tomorrow.
Ed Smith reflects on his time as national selector
Taha Hashim goes inside the South Asian Cricket Academy
John Sterns revisits England’s last tour of Pakistan in 2005
Columnists – Andrew Miller on The Hundred, Raf Nicholson on the candidates to coach England Women, Mark Ramprakash on the high-performance review, Lawrence Booth on the defining moments from a spectacular summer of Test cricket
Phil Walker assesses the appointment of Richard Thompson as ECB chair
15 pages of dedicated county coverage

Almanack 2021

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allan donald

The rise of Allan Donald – Almanack

'One of the best deliveries I've ever bowled' – Allan Donald on bowling Tendulkar and life in the fast lane

Test cricket's ten most brutal performances – From Holding v Close to Donald v Atherton

The Ten: Inspired county overseas signings – From Courtney Walsh to Clive Rice

When Graeme Hick "hammered" Donald and Pollock in their own backyard

When Allan Donald gave Wasim Akram 20 stitches on his chin

The Atherton gift to Donald that followed the 1998 Trent Bridge battle

Why Hussain was ‘loving it’ during famous Donald-Atherton battle

Atherton ‘almost walked’ after infamous Allan Donald Trent Bridge nick

My Favourite Photo: Fleming's strike makes a turkey of Donald

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