Alastair Cook: No County Championship better than abridged Championship
Cook's Essex are the defending County Championship winners
Cook's Essex are the defending County Championship winners
“He’s the only overseas player to be voted in the best Yorkshire XI voted by the supporters"
Overseas signings could be axed and The Hundred could be deferred
“At this unprecedented time, we have taken this positive step to protect jobs at the club"
'Some teams shrink on the big occasions but we puffed our chests out and we relished it'
"The speed his arm comes over at makes him a lot harder to pick than other spinners"
"There's no reason why we shouldn't play on as late in the year as possible"
"We are pursuing all options vigorously and risk mitigation measures are already being identified"
“We are uniquely placed to take a leading role in ensuring that communities across Kent are ready to face the…
“One thing ECB will have to do is prioritise financial decisions in all this – Test match cricket, white-ball cricket"
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.