
Derek Shackleton: Hampshire's seam bowling giant with outstanding ability – Almanack
"The best of batsmen find him a formidable foe"
"The best of batsmen find him a formidable foe"
A preview of the second round clash taking place at Radlett CC
"He had all the raw material, I just feel that he has something that allows him to do special stuff…
"I am starving!"
"I guess I just bowled so much"
"You worry about the overs you’re bowling"
Northeast spoke to Alex Hoad for the Pinch Hitter
Marshall was unanimously rated the quickest in county cricket
“I could tell you all day how tough it was"
Lyon has previously played for Worcestershire
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out February 23:
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.