Matthew Hoggard: What an other one — Almanack
In 2005, when it mattered most, Matthew Hoggard did everything for real
In 2005, when it mattered most, Matthew Hoggard did everything for real
“When Jim and I met up afterwards, he would always say: ‘Are you still living off those five catches?’”
David Boon was one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1994
“He displayed integrity and his characteristic old-world gentlemanly respect and humility to the end.”
"Having taken a wicket, he would on most occasions at once deliver a ball of similar deadliness"
"I fell in love with cricket in 1991, absolutely out of nowhere"
"It would be ironic if, in coming to England, the grandchildren of the Windrush generation have been stripped of their…
He bowled chest-on, and he had a very big chest
Even the Golden Age of cricket would have been enriched by a character so colourful as Keith Ross Miller
The war lost him four invaluable years, but Holmes is a first-class legend
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, guest-edited by Isa Guha, out May 5:
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.
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.