
Hanif Mohammad: The Little Master – Almanack
"The massive strength of Hanif is an unwavering, single-minded concern for the success of Pakistan cricket"
"The massive strength of Hanif is an unwavering, single-minded concern for the success of Pakistan cricket"
"He was only 17 years and 82 days, when he became the youngest batsman to score a Test century"
The most legendary of cricket families
10 great Test saving knocks
“Whenever he went in to bat, the country was glad he was there”
If getting run out is the worst feeling in cricket, imagine the agony of getting caught short on 99
Which is the best Test triple hundred?
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.