
Mark Butcher: ‘Mankads‘ may cause ‘absolute carnage‘ in recreational cricket this summer
It happened during the ongoing World Cup
It happened during the ongoing World Cup
"I don’t think the review itself would have had any effect whatsoever"
“I’ve had some mouth breathing knuckle draggers on Twitter at me probably since the Pakistan series”
“You shouldn't be picking the side based on the worst case scenario”
"More than anything else though, the curious thing was how static they were and how un-England like the batting performance…
"It doesn’t leave a lot of room for Ben. It’s interesting, very interesting"
He suggests Crawley go back to playing first-class cricket
Roy has scored just 86 runs in his last eight innings
"It really does feel like a sort of crossroads for the sport"
Mark Butcher believes that the Finals Day format is outdated
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out January 19:
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.