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‘The Michael Bevan of Test cricket’ – Laxman on Tendulkar, Steyn & producing miracles

Read this exclusive extract from the autobiography of VVS Laxman

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The Grade Cricketer: Tea & No Sympathy – Book Extract

"It hit me that I would be playing a game of cricket at the same ground that Bradman scored a…

by The Grade Cricketer / May 29, 2018
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Book Extract: The Lillee of Campbellfield

How to use cricket equipment to rob a house

by Jarrod Kimber / January 22, 2018
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Tuffers’ Alternative Guide To The Ashes

In an extract from his new book Tuffers’ Alternative Guide To The Ashes, former left-arm spinner Phil Tufnell recalls his…

by Wisden Staff / June 21, 2013

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.

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book extracts

‘The Michael Bevan of Test cricket’ – Laxman on Tendulkar, Steyn & producing miracles

The Grade Cricketer: Tea & No Sympathy – Book Extract

Book Extract: The Lillee of Campbellfield

Tuffers’ Alternative Guide To The Ashes

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