Fire in the shires: The West Indies quicks who ruled county cricket
"What was it really like standing 22 yards away from a West Indian quick in full flight"
"What was it really like standing 22 yards away from a West Indian quick in full flight"
"Cricket has always found bizarre ways of seeing itself delayed"
“Our collective and individual skills had at last been recognised and could not be denied any longer”
From Mike Procter to Darren Lehmann
“His pace, stamina and attitude were vital ingredients to a hugely successful Middlesex team”
“He was a bit quicker than Joel Garner and was as accurate.”
Daniel, Haynes or Rogers?
Middlesex were the pre-eminent county side for a decade. John Stern finds out how they did it.
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.