
Durham handed 10-point penalty after player found to have fallen foul of bat regulations
Durham drop a place to sixth in the final Division Two table
Durham drop a place to sixth in the final Division Two table
Potts claimed career-best match figures
“It’s probably a function of the region – nothing is half-cocked, it’s all full throttle"
"You’ve just gotta be hitting the pitch hard, every spell, ball after ball. That’s something I’ve had to learn"
Matty Potts got the first wicket of the season
Lees is reportedly in line for a maiden England call-up
A superb piece of fielding
"To be honest, I wasn’t that into cricket as a kid"
"Taking a five-fer on debut was a special moment"
Durham last reached Finals Day in 2016
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.