
When an ice-cool Williamson shattered South Africa's World Cup dreams – Almanack
"Williamson was as cool as a hired gun"
"Williamson was as cool as a hired gun"
"Calm, calculated and completed with the minimum of fuss"
"Brendon was so gifted in his approach"
"Coup alert!"
Former England captain also picks Eoin Morgan as best white-ball skipper
"We'll have to adjust to that and get used to it"
"He knows what needs to be done to drive that team forward"
They won't be in the running for 2020
Mark Wood's 'Sexy Kitten' needs to be seen to be believed
"We need you to know you're not alone"
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out May 22:
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.