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'Tony Cozier was an artist, technician & guru ... He was my Yoda' – Dan Norcross

What made Tony Cozier so special is both easy to describe and impossible to emulate

by Dan Norcross / January 24, 2019
Long Room
Roses cricket: Welcome to the club that's neither one thing nor t'other

Scott Oliver plunges into the Pennine Valley where east meets west

by Scott Oliver / October 5, 2018
Long Room
Why there's no statue of Enid Bakewell

In the footsteps of a legend

by Joe Wilson / July 20, 2018
Long Room
How cricket saved the world from the Martians

How do you explain why we play cricket?

by Bob Kaplan / June 22, 2018
Long Room
ODI cricket: The case for the defence

Life as a one-day specialist

by Richard Hobson / June 15, 2018
Magazine
The Nightwatchman issue 22

Find out what's in this issue.

by Matt Thacker / June 14, 2018
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The Haal of Pakistan: Osman Samiuddin dissects the chaos of Pakistan cricket

Osman Samiuddin looks for cultural answers to why Pakistan can turn it on like no other team in world cricket.…

by Osman Samiuddin / May 18, 2018
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Flashback: South Africa’s Lord’s return overshadowed by 'dirt in the pocket'

How an historic week for South African cricket in the summer of 1994 was overshadowed by ball-tampering affair.

by Neil Manthorp / April 5, 2018
Long Room
Kevin Pietersen: A hero for our age

The man, the myth, the legend

by Tom Holland / March 21, 2018
Long Room
'They've come to watch him bat, not me bowl!'

What happened when a team of English amateurs toured Pakistan – and played against the best

by Alex Massie / March 16, 2018

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.

The independent voice of cricket

the nightwatchman

'Tony Cozier was an artist, technician & guru ... He was my Yoda' – Dan Norcross

Roses cricket: Welcome to the club that's neither one thing nor t'other

Why there's no statue of Enid Bakewell

How cricket saved the world from the Martians

ODI cricket: The case for the defence

The Nightwatchman issue 22

The Haal of Pakistan: Osman Samiuddin dissects the chaos of Pakistan cricket

Flashback: South Africa’s Lord’s return overshadowed by 'dirt in the pocket'

Kevin Pietersen: A hero for our age

'They've come to watch him bat, not me bowl!'

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