The cricketer I fell for: Shane Warne
'It wasn't long before I was flicking an apple from right to left in front of the television'
'It wasn't long before I was flicking an apple from right to left in front of the television'
Champions in 2016, Middlesex finished eighth in Division Two last summer
The new Wisden Cricketer of the Year speaks to Taha Hashim
The 34-year-old was released by Middlesex at the end of last season
Pakistan’s chief selector and head coach talks to Taha Hashim about his extraordinary journey
"I was slightly alarmed when I saw it was the first time we’d beaten Australia A ever"
"We talked a lot about this mantra we had for 2009, which was world domination"
"International cricket does need to come to Pakistan"
"Mate, I am just as good a red-ball player"
"England have an academic in their ranks"
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.