Watch: Mohammad Abbas sends stumps flying in spectacular fashion twice in consecutive County Championship overs
Too good for the tailenders
Too good for the tailenders
A truly bizarre dismissal
Afridi, the finisher
Only two batters passed 50 more times than Clarke in the 2021 County Championship
A Tahir-like celebration followed
"I always knew that I could make a really big score in a one-day game"
"The lacklusture and luckless years and the leanest of lean spells"
"An opening batsman of surprising ability, with a beautiful big-match temperament"
"He was immortalised in the song, 'Old man Robbo, he just keeps batting along'”
The finest moments from a legendary career
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.