
Wisden Cricket Monthly issue 41: The stories of England's black cricketers
Marking the 40th anniversary of Roland Butcher becoming England’s first black Test cricketer
Marking the 40th anniversary of Roland Butcher becoming England’s first black Test cricketer
"Oh Gosh! It’s the best delivery in the world"
Long live Test cricket!
Leach claimed his second Test five-for at Galle
"I just worry about Bess being England's incumbent spinner going into the winter"
England will face Pakistan behind close doors next Wednesday at Old Trafford.
Moeen, Bess, or Leach?
'If one of us was to get out, I would so much rather it would have been me than Leachy'
Career turnarounds were up for discussion on the latest WCW episode
"What an innings, what a player ... take a bow Ben Stokes"
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.