Colin Milburn: 'Few have been blessed with his genius for attack'
"His innings were variously and inevitably described as exhilarating, brilliant or exciting"
"His innings were variously and inevitably described as exhilarating, brilliant or exciting"
“There was no one to guide me or coach me or show me how to grip the ball”
As the 18th edition of the T20 Blast gets underway on Thursday, August 26, we bring you everything you need…
Can Somerset make it back-to-back wins?
“We believe Alex deserves the best opportunity to have successful year"
They join Lancashire as the second and third teams to be promoted from Division Two
Keeper-batsman to lead Northants in red-ball cricket
Read an early Almanack profile as the former Test captain turns 65
First team name for the new 100-ball competition agreed by the MCC, according to reports
How are Northamptonshire shaping up ahead of the new season?
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.