
The Wisden Club Cricket Hall of Fame: Ron Cross
" A stalwart umpire of the Hampshire cricketing circuit"
" A stalwart umpire of the Hampshire cricketing circuit"
“A half-volley’s a half-volley whether it’s first ball or 101st”
"A record-breaking run- machine from the Lancashire League"
"A hugely popular and widely admired all-round cricketer"
“Tough and unflappable as a skipper, open and approachable as an administrator”
“I just stood there with my mouth open, thinking: ‘I’ve got Viv Richards out!’”
"My strength was my ability not to bowl rubbish, which as superpowers go is fairly ordinary"
A father-son duo who have dominated the club scene in Shropshire
"The trio have played their part in Ealing becoming one of the country’s leading clubs"
Scott Oliver meets John Stuck, a record-busting run-machine from the coast of East Anglia
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.