
Charlie Townsend: A Gloucestershire giant from the league of Grace – Almanack
"Barring the Graces, Gloucestershire has produced no such remarkable cricketer"
"Barring the Graces, Gloucestershire has produced no such remarkable cricketer"
The most legendary of cricket families
"If medium-pace spin was so effective, why on earth did it die out?"
"He was as good as Bradman"
Ain’t nothing like the real thing, sang Marvin Gaye. Try telling this lot
"A true measurement of W.G.’s unique stature is that he is instantly identifiable"
"Very tall, 6ft 3in, broad shouldered, but unusually lean and sinewy and carrying very little weight"
"Myths, half-truths and factual errors have always enveloped Grace"
Only one man could captain this lot...
"Compton set in motion a phenomenon that would ultimately see its fullest expression in the modern franchised freelancer: the cricketer-as-brand"
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out January 19:
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.