Ottis Gibson: Durham's single greatest force – Almanack
"From as early as I can remember we would be out with the other kids, all trying to be the…
"From as early as I can remember we would be out with the other kids, all trying to be the…
Matches could be behind closed doors or cancelled
"Since 1899 there has only been three occasions that we have flooded five times in a calendar year – in…
“I would like to I see a few big changes in county cricket to benefit the Test team”
India's Test No.3 becomes first Indian to represent the club, since Javagal Srinath in 1995
Somerset will begin next season on -12 points in the County Championship
The revamped county season starts on April 12
Somerset will start next season on -12 points
Abbas spent the last two summers at Leicestershire
Azad was the leading run scorer in Division Two of the County Championship in 2019
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.