
James Vince and the effort behind the effortlessness
James Vince has won the BBL, the PSL, the T20 Blast and The Hundred since the start of 2021
James Vince has won the BBL, the PSL, the T20 Blast and The Hundred since the start of 2021
A controversial final ball for a number of reasons
"Got a little bit of Jofra about him."
Who would you have picked?
Controversy reigned during the dramatic finale between Hampshire and Lancashire
Mark Butcher believes that the Finals Day format is outdated
The left-handed South African has scored 600 runs this season at a strike-rate of 197.36
"It’s not beyond the wit of man to ensure these important domestic fixtures include the best players"
The Foxes have effectively been knocked out of the competition following the points deduction
Fair or unfair?
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out August 11:
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.