How Richie Benaud transformed Australia from ordinary to invincible – Almanack
"When Benaud arrived in England with his team he pledged them to play attractive cricket"
"When Benaud arrived in England with his team he pledged them to play attractive cricket"
"A summer when the memories forged were simply never to fade"
"It was just fate that we were thrown together"
"Greig said that Steele’s inclusion was the best thing that had happened to England"
“My record stands up better than anyone’s”
Ellison took 17 wickets from two Tests during the 1985 Ashes
“Obviously the Edgbaston catch to win the match was the massive moment of my career"
"The triumph of Shane Keith Warne is of the rarest kind, of both substance and style together"
"Even when his colleagues were tired he could summon fresh energy"
"As in his private life, so he is behind the stumps – undemonstrative and neat"
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.