
Martin Bicknell: The best bowler of his generation not to have had a decent go at Test cricket
"Both a stalwart and a stylist"
"Both a stalwart and a stylist"
"Fishlock's sporting history is a tale of a great enthusiast for games"
"Very rarely has any cricketer jumped more suddenly to the top of the tree"
"His Test entry could be cited as the embodiment of all his batting attributes"
"A masterly batsman under all conditions, possessed of exceptional grace of style"
"A valuable member of any eleven"
"Bowling always above medium pace, he has a beautifully easy action"
"I always knew that I could make a really big score in a one-day game"
"I’m chuffed to bits and incredibly grateful to have had a long career"
"There can’t be too any better examples of the perfect role model for youngsters"
Issue 39 of WCM is in shops from December 24:
The most famous sports book in the world, the Almanack has been published every year since 1864.
Inside the 157th edition:
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.