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The Ashes' most notorious early characters

From Pelham “Plum” Warner to Warwick Armstrong

Stories
How the 1945 Victory Tests rekindled cricket's competitive spark

"Cricket was about entertainment, about sportsmanship"

by James Holland / November 19, 2020
The Ten
The Ten: Unpopular captains – From Bradman to Boycott

"The men whose approach to leadership caused recriminations and revolts"

by Owen Riley / August 17, 2020
Features
The Ten: DRS what-ifs – From Lara's quadruple to ‘Jones ... Bowden ...’

“Jones! Bowden! But Kasprowicz has reviewed straight away… excellent use of DRS”

by Ben Gardner / August 8, 2020
Almanack
Walter Hammond: The 'self-taught cricketer' who became a batting great

Hammond scored 50,551 first-class runs – 7,249 of them in Tests

by Almanack Archive / June 19, 2020
Features
Bradman v Hammond: How the dynamic Don overshadowed Walter's brilliance

"In any other era, Hammond would have been king of the castle"

by Richard H Thomas / May 28, 2020
Features
From Plunkett to Flintoff: The best and worst second comings

Not all comebacks are worth it

by James Wallace / April 23, 2020
Almanack
'Wally Hammond was cricket in excelsis' – Neville Cardus, Almanack

The Wisden obituary of one of England’s greatest batsman

by Neville Cardus / July 1, 2019
Podcast
WCW Podcast: Episode 15 – From Wally Hammond to Rohit Paudel and everything in-between

A stats-heavy reflection on the Barbados Test

by Wisden Staff / January 30, 2019
Features
#England1000: The era-definers

Only one man could captain this lot...

by Phil Walker / July 31, 2018

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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

wally hammond

The Ashes' most notorious early characters

How the 1945 Victory Tests rekindled cricket's competitive spark

The Ten: Unpopular captains – From Bradman to Boycott

The Ten: DRS what-ifs – From Lara's quadruple to ‘Jones ... Bowden ...’

Walter Hammond: The 'self-taught cricketer' who became a batting great

Bradman v Hammond: How the dynamic Don overshadowed Walter's brilliance

From Plunkett to Flintoff: The best and worst second comings

'Wally Hammond was cricket in excelsis' – Neville Cardus, Almanack

WCW Podcast: Episode 15 – From Wally Hammond to Rohit Paudel and everything in-between

#England1000: The era-definers

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