Godfrey Evans: 'The embodiment of energy and enthusiasm' – Almanack
"Whether batting or keeping wicket, he brimmed over with unshakable self-confidence"
"Whether batting or keeping wicket, he brimmed over with unshakable self-confidence"
"He left his most indelible mark on cricket when he just shuffled up and went wang"
“For me, he was always ‘captain’”
The wicketkeeper-batsman was one of Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year in 1990
Chris Read was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2011
Strong, silent and resilient, South Africa's supreme run-machine
On the 1972 Ashes tour, the middle Chappell brother confirmed his place as Australia’s number one batsman.
"Had he become the head of MI5 or MI6, never would there have been a leak”
Steve Smith emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the 2015 Ashes series
"Accumulation is the name of the game. Unspectacular and uncomplicated"
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.