Lance Gibbs: The West Indies great who promised & delivered 100 wickets in the 1971 county season – Almanack
"His stamina is a story in itself, his courage unlimited"
"His stamina is a story in itself, his courage unlimited"
"The best I batted for England was my double hundred at The Oval"
He was the oldest living Test cricketer up to the time of his death
The Warwickshire side finished eighth in 2019
As the 18th edition of the T20 Blast gets underway on Thursday, August 26, we bring you everything you need…
From "Plum finish" to a "damp squib"
"Absolutely fair and as unselfish a captain as England ever had"
Bresnan will initially join on a loan deal for the remainder fo 2020
“It was resistant to antibiotics, and kept chewing away the flesh on my foot"
“Cricket was always on the agenda for me”
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.