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Features
'Tony Cozier was an artist, technician & guru ... He was my Yoda' – Dan Norcross

What made Tony Cozier so special is both easy to describe and impossible to emulate

by Dan Norcross / January 24, 2019
Long Room
Roses cricket: Welcome to the club that's neither one thing nor t'other

Scott Oliver plunges into the Pennine Valley where east meets west

by Scott Oliver / October 5, 2018
Long Room
Why there's no statue of Enid Bakewell

In the footsteps of a legend

by Joe Wilson / July 20, 2018
Long Room
How cricket saved the world from the Martians

How do you explain why we play cricket?

by Bob Kaplan / June 22, 2018
Long Room
ODI cricket: The case for the defence

Life as a one-day specialist

by Richard Hobson / June 15, 2018
Magazine
The Nightwatchman issue 22

Find out what's in this issue.

by Matt Thacker / June 14, 2018
The Nightwatchman
The Haal of Pakistan: Osman Samiuddin dissects the chaos of Pakistan cricket

Osman Samiuddin looks for cultural answers to why Pakistan can turn it on like no other team in world cricket.…

by Osman Samiuddin / May 18, 2018
Long Room
Flashback: South Africa’s Lord’s return overshadowed by 'dirt in the pocket'

How an historic week for South African cricket in the summer of 1994 was overshadowed by ball-tampering affair.

by Neil Manthorp / April 5, 2018
Long Room
Kevin Pietersen: A hero for our age

The man, the myth, the legend

by Tom Holland / March 21, 2018
Long Room
'They've come to watch him bat, not me bowl!'

What happened when a team of English amateurs toured Pakistan – and played against the best

by Alex Massie / March 16, 2018

July '22 Issue

The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out June 16:

James Anderson gives a candid two-part interview to Felix White – conducted before and after the Lord’s Test – about a the joy and the art of bowling
England coverage –profiles of Matt Potts and Harry Brook; Matt Parkinson gives the inside story on his bizarre and long-awaited Test debut
15 pages of county news and interviews
Phil Walker delivers a special feature on the ingrained elitism in English cricket and how it’s being countered
Columnists – Andrew Miller criticises the appointment of Sir Dave Brailsford to the ECB’s high-performance review, Lawrence Booth welcoming the fresh eyes of Brendon McCullum, Mark Ramprakash examining the importance of batting positions

Almanack 2021

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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.

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the nightwatchman

'Tony Cozier was an artist, technician & guru ... He was my Yoda' – Dan Norcross

Roses cricket: Welcome to the club that's neither one thing nor t'other

Why there's no statue of Enid Bakewell

How cricket saved the world from the Martians

ODI cricket: The case for the defence

The Nightwatchman issue 22

The Haal of Pakistan: Osman Samiuddin dissects the chaos of Pakistan cricket

Flashback: South Africa’s Lord’s return overshadowed by 'dirt in the pocket'

Kevin Pietersen: A hero for our age

'They've come to watch him bat, not me bowl!'

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