Botham v Chappell: The bitter and enduring rivalry of the Ians
“Sustaining a feud for so long is a devilishly difficult trick to achieve”
“Sustaining a feud for so long is a devilishly difficult trick to achieve”
"A succession of batsmen flapped at short deliveries that targeted their throats"
Brunt ran through New Zealand in the 2009 World T20 final
"It’s difficult to imagine one being quite so good without the rest"
"As The Oval erupted, the World Cup sprang to life"
Dan Norcross and Jo Harman joined Yas Rana to pick out the side of the Noughties
"He was brilliantly successful under all sorts of conditions"
"Wasim has called him 'the best death bowler I have ever seen'"
"A very difficult man to dismiss"
"In any other era, Hammond would have been king of the castle"
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.