
Eight memorable moments from England-South Africa Tests at Lord's, London
England and South Africa have played 16 Tests in Lord’s
England and South Africa have played 16 Tests in Lord’s
"Players whose time in the limelight was shorter and less happy than it should have been"
"A leak, as the old saying sort of goes, is not just a town in Staffordshire"
"An innings of raw courage and defiance"
"Moments when, rightly or wrongly, 'sorry' really did seem to be the hardest word"
One half of one of the great fast-bowling partnerships
From Larwood and Voce to Lillee and Thomson
"A young man who many believed had the potential to rival Bradman"
One of the finest fast bowlers of his generation
"I literally read everything about him"
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.