
Wisden's Test innings of the year: No.5 – Jermaine Blackwood's 95
Blackwood could have been the villain, but instead he was the hero
Blackwood could have been the villain, but instead he was the hero
“I can’t think of many times I have been down like that”
"He’s such a confusing Test cricketer"
"Hopefully, the social media companies will make this happen very soon"
"It's been a tough last few years for us financially"
Woakes quietly moves up the pecking order
No mention for Robin Smith
A tough series for West Indies
Four West Indians make the cut
Ben Gardner marks the England players out of 10 after their come-from-behind Test series win against West Indies
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.