
Life in the slow lane: The evolution of the slower ball
“It’s Charles Darwin’s evolution, mate – you’ve got to survive”
“It’s Charles Darwin’s evolution, mate – you’ve got to survive”
"If medium-pace spin was so effective, why on earth did it die out?"
“Two things unshackle Fiery’s inner demon – bowling and booze”
"You need to be decisive at the death. It’s about backing my skills over his"
The skills and drills you need
Plans, field-settings and variations.
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.