
How poor net run-rate hurt Pakistan despite a late upsurge – Almanack
"They had to win by more than 300 runs to qualify on net run-rate"
"They had to win by more than 300 runs to qualify on net run-rate"
"The memories of 25,000 captivated spectators are indelible proof that the unthinkable happened"
"A replay of the 2015 final proved similarly one-sided"
Kit Harris writes in issue 6 of the Pinch Hitter
"The fans began to wonder: could a place in the semi-finals really be slipping through England’s fingers?"
One of our hardest quizzes yet
"He holds the unique record of scoring a century on each of his three Test appearances at Lord’s"
The MCC has provided 75 parking spaces for NHS staff
'Standing at the other end and seeing it happen, I really had sympathies for my teammates'
"It's going to be an emotional day for me and the kids"
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.