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Nortje is the cherry on top, the man you pay entry for
Nortje is the cherry on top, the man you pay entry for
"Everyone in our programme has sort of, by definition, been rejected by the system"
Taha Hashim relives an extraordinary month
"Yes, he's very quick. But he's also got a wonderful skillset"
"Stokes and Root remain the present and future"
“It’s probably a function of the region – nothing is half-cocked, it’s all full throttle"
Mott is England's new white-ball coach
"I’ve basically learned to walk again twice in the last two years"
Taha Hashim on a tricky phase for Williamson, Root, Kohli and Smith
Masood has hit two half-centuries and a double ton in his first three knocks for Derbyshire
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.