English batsmanship: From the Golden Age to now
“I can still bat. You can bat. Anyone can bat. But can you make any runs?"
“I can still bat. You can bat. Anyone can bat. But can you make any runs?"
"We might lose him from all cricket"
"If I’m captain of England – albeit I wasn’t a very good one – he would have been used a…
James Wallace on his childhood bats
"I play with such a carefree attitude now that I’m not really fazed"
A storm was brewing behind the scenes, but Kevin Pietersen produced one on the field as well
"Does he want to be remembered as this funny guy who can hold a bat, or as a match-winner"
"His batting was seldom safe, rarely sensible, sometimes unsuccessful. But it was always memorable"
Old enemies with vastly contrasting Cricket World Cup fortunes, but who gets into our combined XI?
Pair involved in a heated row on Twitter
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.