
From Wasim's diabetes to Fred's lost toes – the tales of ten cricket soldiers
"Players who laughed in the face of disability and proclaimed: 'Tis nothing but a scratch, sir!'”
"Players who laughed in the face of disability and proclaimed: 'Tis nothing but a scratch, sir!'”
"I looked up and Alvin Kallicharan is on the middle of the pitch"
“It’s tough being me in this dressing room”
From Hobbs and Sutcliffe to Duckworth and Lewis
"The great thing about him is his unfailing ability to make a valuable contribution"
"The West Indies team of 1976 were the best I’ve ever seen and the best I expect to see"
The ones that have been etched into the pitch and, subsequently, our hearts and minds
"It’s the whole 22 yards for these star-crossed lovers"
Some of cricket’s most messy and lurid battles have required more than the judgement of an umpire to settle matters
The characters who had enough of being one thing, and became rather impressive at being something else
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.