
Golden Summer, 1981: Sneaking around school to catch a bit of Botham
"Some men are born to greatness, some men achieve greatness and for some, greatness is thrust upon them"
"Some men are born to greatness, some men achieve greatness and for some, greatness is thrust upon them"
"It can often be too much of a burden for one player to carry"
“The sight of Ray Bright’s middle stump going over will probably be the last memory I take to my grave”
"Deep down, he enjoyed nothing better than watching England succeed"
"'Very Very Special' for India, 'Very Very Sickening' for the Aussies"
Ain’t nothing like the real thing, sang Marvin Gaye. Try telling this lot
“I don’t know why he doesn’t like me, maybe it is because my face is real and his face is…
All 18 first-class counties will feature in the shortened competition
"We are a long way from ‘The Rawalpindi Express’, ‘Sultan of Multan’ or ‘Turbanator’ here lads"
How the change to the no ball law affected players' career numbers
Issue 39 of WCM is in shops from December 24:
The most famous sports book in the world, the Almanack has been published every year since 1864.
Inside the 157th edition:
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.