Writer: Alex Bowden

Club Cricket

From hunches to tosses: The club cricket captaincy handbook

"To really show your worth, you need to have hunches"

Archive
My Golden Summer 2000: When Andy Caddick was the finest bowler who ever lived

"It was life-affirming collective euphoria"

by Alex Bowden / October 14, 2020
Magazine
Best and Worst: Hollywood Cameos – From 'Vertical Limit' to 'The Beach'

The highs and lows of cricket’s fleeting appearances on the silver screen

by Alex Bowden / September 17, 2020
Features
Best and Worst: Commentary lines – From Benaud's 'Morning, everyone' to 'Cheteshwar Jadeja'

“And Glenn McGrath dismissed for two, just 98 runs short of his century”

by Alex Bowden / July 21, 2020
Features
When Andrew Caddick won it with a magic four-wicket over at Headingley

"Memories of toiling England seamers faded against a new backdrop of wanton destruction"

by Alex Bowden / July 11, 2020
Features
Best and Worst: Signature shots – From the Dilscoop to Gower's lazy waft

"Poetry in motion cannot overcome even the smallest typo"

by Alex Bowden / June 22, 2020
Opinion
England caught between two worlds: Curran, Moeen only belong in one

England must decide between picking their five most adaptable bowlers or reverting to a six-man attack

by Alex Bowden / February 6, 2019
Opinion
Why England & India are building up to an epic Test series like Ashes 2005

Alex Bowden praises the tour schedule that has allowed characters and storylines to emerge ahead of climatic Tests

by Alex Bowden / July 19, 2018
Opinion
England have a killer 2021 schedule – players & fans need more downtime

'2021 is all killer with only very small amounts of filler'

by Alex Bowden / June 28, 2018
Opinion
How England can use Buttler's bold thinking in Tests

One-day 'specialists' can bring forward thinking to the longest form

by Alex Bowden / June 7, 2018

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Issue 67

The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, guest-edited by Isa Guha, out May 5:

A world-exclusive with Jos Buttler
Exclusive interviews with Charlotte Edwards, Ebony Rainford-Brent and the brilliant Enid Bakewell
In-depth coverage of how all 18 counties have started the new campaign
A nine-page guide to the new women’s domestic season
Phil Walker picks out the greatest lines from the history of cricket commentary
Jo Harman tells the story of Australian wicketkeeping royalty
Ben Bloom takes the temperature of county supporters
Katya Witney delivers an eye-opening piece on the plight of Afghanistan’s female cricketers
Luke Alfred hails the resilience of Temba Bavuma, South Africa’s first black African captain
Hard-hitting columns from Mark Ramprakash, Lawrence Booth and Andrew Miller

Almanack 2023

ORDER THE 2023 EDITION NOW

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.

The independent voice of cricket

Writer: Alex Bowden

From hunches to tosses: The club cricket captaincy handbook

My Golden Summer 2000: When Andy Caddick was the finest bowler who ever lived

Best and Worst: Hollywood Cameos – From 'Vertical Limit' to 'The Beach'

Best and Worst: Commentary lines – From Benaud's 'Morning, everyone' to 'Cheteshwar Jadeja'

When Andrew Caddick won it with a magic four-wicket over at Headingley

Best and Worst: Signature shots – From the Dilscoop to Gower's lazy waft

England caught between two worlds: Curran, Moeen only belong in one

Why England & India are building up to an epic Test series like Ashes 2005

England have a killer 2021 schedule – players & fans need more downtime

How England can use Buttler's bold thinking in Tests

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