
The Ashes' most notorious early characters
From Pelham “Plum” Warner to Warwick Armstrong
From Pelham “Plum” Warner to Warwick Armstrong
"Cricket was about entertainment, about sportsmanship"
"The men whose approach to leadership caused recriminations and revolts"
“Jones! Bowden! But Kasprowicz has reviewed straight away… excellent use of DRS”
Hammond scored 50,551 first-class runs – 7,249 of them in Tests
"In any other era, Hammond would have been king of the castle"
Not all comebacks are worth it
The Wisden obituary of one of England’s greatest batsman
A stats-heavy reflection on the Barbados Test
Only one man could captain this lot...
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, guest-edited by Isa Guha, out May 5:
The 160th edition of the most famous sports book in the world – published every year since 1864 – contains some of the world’s finest sports writing. It reflects on the extraordinary life of Shane Warne, who died far too early in 2022, and looks back at another legendary bowler, S.F. Barnes, on the 150th anniversary of his birth. Wisden also reports on England’s triumph at the T20 World Cup, to go alongside their 2019 ODI success, and on their Test team’s thrilling rejuvenation under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes.
Writers include Lawrence Booth, Gideon Haigh, James Holland, Jonathan Liew, Emma John, David Frith, Simon Wilde, Jon Hotten, Robert Winder, Tanya Aldred and Neil Harvey, the last survivor from Australia’s famous 1948 Ashes tour of England. As usual, Wisden includes the eagerly awaited Notes by The Editor, the Cricketers of The Year awards, and the 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.