
'It puts pressure back on the bowler' – Marnus Labuschagne explains his extravagant leaving style
"Creates a bit more atmosphere when you bat"
"Creates a bit more atmosphere when you bat"
"Yorkshire simply wouldn't dream of being without him"
"If he had been born in England he’d have played over 100 Tests"
From Mike Procter to Darren Lehmann
'Harmy! No good for heroes here'
Mushtaq and Lehmann clogged up our mentions
“He’s the only overseas player to be voted in the best Yorkshire XI voted by the supporters"
"I'm really looking forward to the opportunity to be around the guys and seeing how they do it differently to…
The franchise will represent Yorkshire and Durham in the eight-team competition.
An independent cultural review
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out May 22:
The most famous sports book in the world, the Almanack has been published every year since 1864.
The 158th edition of the most famous sports book in the world – published every year since 1864 – contains some of the world’s finest sports writing, and reflects on an unprecedented year dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Writers include Lawrence Booth, Sir Garfield Sobers, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Gideon Haigh, Andy Zaltzman, Tom Holland, Duncan Hamilton, Robert Winder, Matthew Engel, Scyld Berry, Derek Pringle, Jack Leach and James Anderson. As usual, Wisden includes the eagerly awaited Notes by the Editor, the Cricketers of the Year awards, and the famous 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.