
MCC makes u-turn on Eton-Harrow and Oxford-Cambridge Lord's fixtures after membership opposition
The u-turn comes just a day after incoming MCC president Stephen Fry defended the fixtures' initial axing
The u-turn comes just a day after incoming MCC president Stephen Fry defended the fixtures' initial axing
And he's wearing a nice shirt too
England’s finest run-makers on the innings when it all just clicked into place
England's Test captain speaks to WCM ahead of a monster year
“It’s tough being me in this dressing room”
"Forget the stats. Just remember the imagery"
“This thing about people having time to play... it’s still an illusion of sorts”
"You don’t necessarily expect analysis from stylish players, but they have to do it"
"I’d place a mirror opposite the TV when he was batting"
“I’m sure the West Indies are quaking in their boots”
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out January 19:
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.