Hassan Azad: How Quidditch helped forge a potential England opener
Azad was the leading run scorer in Division Two of the County Championship in 2019
Azad was the leading run scorer in Division Two of the County Championship in 2019
Former Australia pacer to continue in role until at least the end of 2022
A number of a young players starred across the country in this season's County Championship. Sam Dyer picked an XI…
They join Lancashire as the second and third teams to be promoted from Division Two
Essex ended the day on 25-0, 178 runs behind Somerset's first innings total
The 22-year old averages less than 22 in County Championship cricket
He replaces South Africa counterpart Keshav Maharaj in the team
His contract at Notts expires at the end of the 2020 season
Chris Read was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2011
The 37-year-old will miss the entire first-class season for the first time in a two-decade-long career
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.