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'Beach' dustbowl, stale sandwiches & Marilyn Monroe: The story of Jim Laker's magical 19-90

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Features
Five cricket feats to match Rafa Nadal's 13 French Open wins

Is Lara better than Nadal?

by Josef Rindl / October 15, 2020
The Ten
The Ten: Greatest bowling partnerships – From Laker and Lock to Wasim and Waqar

From Larwood and Voce to Lillee and Thomson

by Richard H Thomas / August 5, 2020
Almanack
How Jim Laker overcame early setbacks to become an off-spin giant – Almanack

"No other bowler has taken more than 17 wickets in a first-class match, let alone in a Test match"

by Almanack Archive / April 23, 2020
Stories
Cricketers who have won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

Only five cricketers have ever won the coveted award

by Wisden Staff / December 15, 2019
Almanack
Jim Laker's nineteen-for: The technique behind a mountainous feat – Almanack

After his death in 1986, the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack paid this tribute

by Robin Marlar / February 9, 2019

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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jim laker

'Beach' dustbowl, stale sandwiches & Marilyn Monroe: The story of Jim Laker's magical 19-90

Five cricket feats to match Rafa Nadal's 13 French Open wins

The Ten: Greatest bowling partnerships – From Laker and Lock to Wasim and Waqar

How Jim Laker overcame early setbacks to become an off-spin giant – Almanack

Cricketers who have won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

Jim Laker's nineteen-for: The technique behind a mountainous feat – Almanack

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