
Watch: Mohammad Amir unleashes hooping yorker to take two in two in the County Championship
The left-armer left Hampshire reeling on 15-3
The left-armer left Hampshire reeling on 15-3
The Pakistani quick looks right at home
Gohar took three five-fors in the last two games of the season
The batsman's frustration was evident
Ryan Higgins will be key for Gloucestershire
"He turned up with the intention of entertaining everyone"
"No greater feeling than having a part to play in your team winning a Lord’s final"
"Barring the Graces, Gloucestershire has produced no such remarkable cricketer"
"He bowled 790 overs last season and wanted to bowl every one of them"
"To me he was the best in the business, as it should be with all our heroes"
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.