'There was never a time when I felt I was keeping badly' – Jeff Dujon
"I was always pretty happy with the job I was doing"
"I was always pretty happy with the job I was doing"
“He has been known to smile during an innings, but rarely before the 400th run”
Those who remembered him as a boy prodigy were surprised only that his talents had taken so long to bear…
From hours of batting against his dad to playing first-class cricket with his son
"Venom was only part of his armoury"
"Sport is most fun when the underdog rises"
“Our collective and individual skills had at last been recognised and could not be denied any longer”
"He bowled 790 overs last season and wanted to bowl every one of them"
"Even on flat pitches we tend to get extra bounce"
Stokes posted a series of stories one after another on Tuesday night
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.