Matthew Hoggard: What an other one — Almanack
In 2005, when it mattered most, Matthew Hoggard did everything for real
In 2005, when it mattered most, Matthew Hoggard did everything for real
“When Jim and I met up afterwards, he would always say: ‘Are you still living off those five catches?’”
David Boon was one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1994
“Even if you were batting against Fred Trueman in a Roses match, he’d say, ‘Now, get forward'"
How sweet it is to disprove the doubters. And Simon Jones did that in some style during the 2005 Ashes
“Most counties give their representatives a sovereign for every 50 runs they make”
"Having taken a wicket, he would on most occasions at once deliver a ball of similar deadliness"
"It was we, of course, who should have been doing the thanking"
"I fell in love with cricket in 1991, absolutely out of nowhere"
With his sharp lift and toe-crushing yorkers, the West Indies pace ace found success at Somerset
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.