My Golden Summer 2000: When Andy Caddick was the finest bowler who ever lived
"It was life-affirming collective euphoria"
"It was life-affirming collective euphoria"
"One of the most exciting and successful imports into county cricket"
Big Bird himself, the massive Joel Garner remembers putting the fear of God into people
"The West Indies team of 1976 were the best I’ve ever seen and the best I expect to see"
"His stamina is a story in itself, his courage unlimited"
"They wore smart maroon blazers and open-necked shirts and were lithe, debonair and quite brilliant"
"He single-handedly almost stilled the nascent Test career of Graeme Hick"
"A cricketer who will never be forgotten"
"We really had a good life. We played in the era where we beat everybody"
"The sound of shattering stumps had become a magnetic, absorbing ritual"
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.