
Watch: The iconic Courtney Walsh leaves that helped Brian Lara script one of the all-time great Test wins
Walsh made did not score a run
Walsh made did not score a run
England folded for their second-lowest Test total ever
Walsh got Atherton 17 times
Should Walsh have removed the bails?
"He's down. I tell you what, he must have come perilously close to dislodging those bails"
Some surprising names
"With West Indies’ 2000/01 tour of Australia went the last link to their golden era"
"He bowled 790 overs last season and wanted to bowl every one of them"
Some long, some snappy, a few arse-nippers and large dollops of tension
From Bradman's six consecutive hundreds to Walsh & Martin's series of ducks
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.