How Clive Lloyd's West Indies restored joy and respect to the Caribbean diaspora
“Our collective and individual skills had at last been recognised and could not be denied any longer”
“Our collective and individual skills had at last been recognised and could not be denied any longer”
“On cricket there is no last word”
"The West Indies team of 1976 were the best I’ve ever seen and the best I expect to see"
"They wore smart maroon blazers and open-necked shirts and were lithe, debonair and quite brilliant"
"No cricketer has made a greater impact on his county than has Lloyd on Lancashire"
"Here is a picture to quicken the blood"
"We've got what it takes to win the World Cup"
Lloyd, Akram or Engineer?
A wonderful feature by the late, great journalist and commentator, Tony Cozier.
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out June 6:
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.