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A McGrath masterclass at Lord's – Almanack

McGrath took eight wickets in an eight-wicket win

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The Smith & Ntini show at Lord's

Vaughan's first Test as captain didn't go well

by Matthew Engel / August 12, 2022
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When Edrich and Compton ruled at Lord's

In the 1948 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, R.J. Hayter reported on a rampant 10-wicket win for England over South Africa…

by R.J. Hayter / July 28, 2022
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Nasser's anger, Ganguly's shirt-swing and a one-day classic at Lord's

"It was one of the most thrillingly topsy-turvy limited-overs internationals ever played"

by Lawrence Booth / July 13, 2022
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Massie's match: When a record-breaking debutant won Australia an Ashes Test

From the Wisden Almanack

by Norman Preston / June 17, 2022
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The Anderson & Broad show – how England beat New Zealand at Lord's in 2013

Broad took seven wickets in the final innings

by Hugh Chevallier / June 1, 2022
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Strauss' return to form and Broad's eleven – how England defeated the West Indies at Lord's in 2012

Back when things were good

by Andrew Miller / May 19, 2022
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The imperious arrival of Devon Conway

Conway was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2022

by Mark Geenty / May 3, 2022
Wisden Almanack 2022
Azeem Rafiq: Who do you think you are?

"I didn’t think I’d be any kind of catalyst at all"

by Azeem Rafiq / April 20, 2022
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Compton v Morris: When Test cricket witnessed a pair of twin centuries – Almanack

Both Compton and Morris achieved the rare feat of hitting two separate hundreds

by Almanack Archive / February 2, 2022

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September '22 Issue

The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out September 15:

Cover story – With cricket at a crossroads, we explore our relationship with the game, and what it could look like tomorrow.
Ed Smith reflects on his time as national selector
Taha Hashim goes inside the South Asian Cricket Academy
John Sterns revisits England’s last tour of Pakistan in 2005
Columnists – Andrew Miller on The Hundred, Raf Nicholson on the candidates to coach England Women, Mark Ramprakash on the high-performance review, Lawrence Booth on the defining moments from a spectacular summer of Test cricket
Phil Walker assesses the appointment of Richard Thompson as ECB chair
15 pages of dedicated county coverage

Almanack 2021

The most famous sports book in the world, the Almanack has been published every year since 1864.

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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.

The independent voice of cricket

wisden almanack

A McGrath masterclass at Lord's – Almanack

The Smith & Ntini show at Lord's

When Edrich and Compton ruled at Lord's

Nasser's anger, Ganguly's shirt-swing and a one-day classic at Lord's

Massie's match: When a record-breaking debutant won Australia an Ashes Test

The Anderson & Broad show – how England beat New Zealand at Lord's in 2013

Strauss' return to form and Broad's eleven – how England defeated the West Indies at Lord's in 2012

The imperious arrival of Devon Conway

Azeem Rafiq: Who do you think you are?

Compton v Morris: When Test cricket witnessed a pair of twin centuries – Almanack

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