Ross Taylor didn't know the World Cup final would go to a super over
"I didn't even know there was a super over"
"I didn't even know there was a super over"
"This was a triumph for Pakistani pragmatism as well as passion"
"He was abusing us and recording everything"
"The fans began to wonder: could a place in the semi-finals really be slipping through England’s fingers?"
"Only Yuvraj Singh had previously hit a fifty and claimed five in the same World Cup match"
"For South Africa, a fifth defeat really did mean curtains"
“Inches away from being Colossus Brathwaite”
"A game some feared would be a drab drubbing turned into a vivid thriller"
"No one saw this coming – least of all England"
"Williamson was as cool as a hired gun"
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.