Doug Wright: The English leg-spinner who Bradman would have liked on his side – Almanack
In all first-class cricket, he took 2,056 wickets
In all first-class cricket, he took 2,056 wickets
Cox scored an unbeaten 237 in only his fifth first-class match
Jordan Cox is playing his fifth first-class match
Sussex make the short trip to Canterbury for the south group clash
"He had all the raw material, I just feel that he has something that allows him to do special stuff…
"I believe firmly in the basic principles of the game"
“I won Player of the Year last year, why would I want to quit?”
In 1928, he took 304 wickets, a record
"I remember thinking, ‘I’m going to stay on Joe and hope for a nice celebration shot’. And then this happened"
"Robert Andrew Woolmer can truthfully be said to have been associated with cricket from the cradle"
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, guest-edited by Isa Guha, out May 5:
The 160th edition of the most famous sports book in the world – published every year since 1864 – contains some of the world’s finest sports writing. It reflects on the extraordinary life of Shane Warne, who died far too early in 2022, and looks back at another legendary bowler, S.F. Barnes, on the 150th anniversary of his birth. Wisden also reports on England’s triumph at the T20 World Cup, to go alongside their 2019 ODI success, and on their Test team’s thrilling rejuvenation under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes.
Writers include Lawrence Booth, Gideon Haigh, James Holland, Jonathan Liew, Emma John, David Frith, Simon Wilde, Jon Hotten, Robert Winder, Tanya Aldred and Neil Harvey, the last survivor from Australia’s famous 1948 Ashes tour of England. As usual, Wisden includes the eagerly awaited Notes by The Editor, the Cricketers of The Year awards, and the 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.