Van der Merwe, Leach 10th wicket partnership gives Somerset hope
Essex ended the day on 25-0, 178 runs behind Somerset's first innings total
Essex ended the day on 25-0, 178 runs behind Somerset's first innings total
"When it started to reverse it got quite fun"
He was proof that some cricketers are far more than the sum of their statistics.
"I almost dream of it now, while I’m still playing – it was absolutely perfect"
The panel talk Women's Ashes, county cricket, Bradman and scouse cricketers
Ex-Surrey star talks World Cup, his reasons for quitting the sport at 25, Marcus Trescothick's career and more
"Better at dispensing boundaries than headlines"
He is currently in his 27th season at Somerset
Revealed: Wisden's Golden Boy of 2019
Somerset beat Hampshire at Lord's to claim the honours, but which players make our ultimate XI?
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.