
‘Composed, calculated, invincible’ - Tony Cozier on Brian Lara’s 400
It took Lara only 19 innings to reclaim his record
It took Lara only 19 innings to reclaim his record
'I am absolutely convinced he would have been successful in the West Indies'
Six West Indies and five England players in the XI
Ever seen this before?
"Don't blame the players. Blame the administrators"
"Nothing has happened"
An XI packed full of legends
An epic blockathon
At one point on day four Brathwaite scored a single run over an hour
A mistake from the third umpire?
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out May 22:
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.