Matt Henry’s Kent deal for 2020 cancelled
Henry previously played for Kent in 2018
Henry previously played for Kent in 2018
“It was almost like a hockey ball. No seam, almost like a bit of cotton wrapped round it”
'Only very recently have I accepted it'
Champions in 2016, Middlesex finished eighth in Division Two last summer
The postponement of the season hasn't stopped cricketers from putting on their whites
The 2021 season will be the first since 2003 without Kolpak players
“It’s pretty black and white. I got dropped because I didn’t score enough runs”
"When Dessie drove the ball through the covers, it was as though time stood still"
'You’ve got to make sure you’re better than everybody'
“He was a bit quicker than Joel Garner and was as accurate.”
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.