
Joe Clarke and the challenges of becoming an all-format player in a diverging world
Only two batters passed 50 more times than Clarke in the 2021 County Championship
Only two batters passed 50 more times than Clarke in the 2021 County Championship
A Tahir-like celebration followed
"I always knew that I could make a really big score in a one-day game"
"The lacklusture and luckless years and the leanest of lean spells"
"An opening batsman of surprising ability, with a beautiful big-match temperament"
"He was immortalised in the song, 'Old man Robbo, he just keeps batting along'”
The finest moments from a legendary career
"It was asked how England’s Caribbean-born players felt about playing West Indies but we’re talking about sport"
"I only got one wicket, with MS Dhoni nicking off, but I don’t think I have ever bowled better"
Notts reached Finals Day in 2019
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.