
‘He was my best mate in cricket’ – Gary Ballance releases lengthy statement after being named as player who called Rafiq ‘P***’
Ballance repeatedly emphasised how close he was to Rafiq during their time together at Yorkshire
Ballance repeatedly emphasised how close he was to Rafiq during their time together at Yorkshire
One Yorkshire sponsor has tweeted: “There is never a place or an excuse for racism. We have no further activity…
Stokes was not considered for selection
Stokes captains
County legends – but Test cricket never came calling
Taylor took six wickets in last year's Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final
Overton is in the England squad for the New Zealand Test series
Craig Overton has been recalled
'We feel compelled to put the key facts on the record again'
“They’ve got to hold the ball to bowl with it”
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.