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Wisden Cricket Monthly

Wisden Cricket Monthly is the independent voice of cricket. In its original incarnation the magazine ran from 1979 until 2003. It was revived in November 2017, alongside the brand-new wisden.com. The editorial team is headed up by Jo Harman, Phil Walker and John Stern, while columnists include Kumar Sangakkara, Jonathan Liewand Felix White. A 10-strong editorial board includes David Lloyd, Lawrence Booth, Mark Butcher, Alison Mitchell and Dan Norcross.

26 July 2024

  • Garry Sobers playing in England in 1965.

    ‘I’m getting away from the sun’: when Garry Sobers took his talents to Stoke

    The West Indies cricket legend spent three seasons in the Potteries. ‘He enjoyed the nightclubs,’ recalls a teammate

9 May 2024

  • (Clockwise from top left): Benny Howell of Birmingham Phoenix, Rachel Slater of Scotland, Charis Pavely of England, Glenn Phillips of New Zealand

    A superpower and a struggle: cricketers on life with ADHD

    Neurodiversity is disproportionately high among elite athletes. How does it affect professional cricketers?

17 April 2024

  • Old copies of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack at a second-hand book stall

    Behind the scenes at Wisden: 161 years old and still going strong

    The Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack remains a bestseller and headline-grabber, because it acts as the conscience of cricket

2 April 2024

  • June Brown and Leonard Fenton, who played Dot Cotton and Dr Legg in EastEnders’ heyday.

    Ridiculous plots are killing off our soaps

    Brief letters: Plots gone to pot | The Guardian fold | Good innings | Libel claims | April fool challenge | Best time to shower

2 January 2024

  • Wes Hall poses with a ball in the nets.

    Wes Hall: ‘I’m a West Indian, man. I’m a West Indian. To the bone’

    The fastest bowler of his day, Hall was the shimmering spearhead of the first truly great West Indies team. But that’s not the half of it

30 November 2023

  • Cricket Podcasts (clockwise from top left): Wisden podcast, The Grade Cricketer, Calling the Shots, The Nightwatchman, The Final Word and No Balls.

    The rise of cricket podcasts: a perfect medium for a sprawling game

    How do fans follow a sport that feels more present than ever yet also more bloated and stratified? By listening to podcasts

10 November 2023

  • England cricketer Kate Cross with former footballer and her father, David Cross in May 2018

    David and Kate Cross: the dad and daughter who won FA Cup and Ashes

    Cricketer Kate Cross grew up feeling the pressure of her father’s famous name and football career. She has done him proud

11 September 2023

  • Oliver Wright, a Director at J.S. Wright & Sons, examines the drying willow clefts which will be sawn down to be made into cricket bats on June 30, 2009 in Chelmsford, England. J.S. Wright & Sons are the worlds oldest and largest established company supplying English cricket bat willow to various bat manufacturers. They supply willow "clefts" from which the bats are cut and handles added. Sales of cricket bats are expected to increase sharply in the coming months due to The Ashes series being played in the UK and commencing on July 8, 2009. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

    Blades, grades and custom-mades: inside the world of cricket batmaking

    Cricketers have been honing their craft for centuries in search of perfection. The people who make their bats are no different

3 August 2023

  • (Left to right) Jonathan Trott celebrates his century at the Oval in 2009, Moeen Ali appeals for a wicket at the Oval in 2023, Australia's Adam Voges leaves the field after being dismissed at the Oval in 2015.

    ‘Geez, it was intense’: how cricketers feel after playing in an Ashes series

    Players are forever remembered for their performances in the Ashes – which is brilliant for some and brutal for others

30 June 2023

  • Clockwise from top left: Anil Kumble, Shane Warne, Richie Benaud, Robin Hobbs, John Gleeson.

    Spinners on Shane Warne: bowlers explain why he was a cricket genius

    Warne revolutionised spin bowling – but how did he do it? For the last 30 years, Wisden has been asking the experts

15 June 2023

  • Ashes 2019 - First Test - England v Australia<br>Cricket - Ashes 2019 - First Test - England v Australia - Edgbaston, Birmingham, Britain - August 1, 2019 Fans applaud after England's Stuart Broad takes the wicket of Australia's James Pattinson Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

    Are ticket prices for Test cricket matches too expensive?

    Fans are paying up to £190 for a day ticket to watch England play Australia in the Ashes. Is that good value for money?

7 June 2023

  • James Anderson grips a Dukes cricket ball during an England v India test match in 2021

    The mystery of the Holocaust survivor and the Dukes cricket ball

    Every Dukes ball is handmade by experts and finished with a lacquer that was created by a Jewish man called Walter who escaped the Nazis and made his life in Derbyshire

4 April 2023

  • The English cricketer Ted Dexter, captain of Sussex, after winning the 1963 Gillette Cup.

    Summer of ’63: the year that gave us sex, the Beatles … and one-day cricket

    Innovations that were introduced 60 years ago reshaped cricket and helped create the sport we have today

31 January 2023

  • Ben (left) and Adam Hollioake in 1997.

    John Hollioake on the joys and sorrows of raising two cricketers

    John, father of former England players Adam and Ben Hollioake, talks candidly about a fairytale with a tragic ending

1 December 2022

  • Barry McCarthy pulls off a memorable boundary save in Ireland’s T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 cricket match against Australia.

    Fielding used to bore cricketers. Now it’s an athletic spectacle

    What was once seen as a necessary evil, or even ungentlemanly, is now an opportunity for super-fit players to shine

22 July 2022

  • Len Hutton, playing for Yorkshire (foreground), is applauded by his opponents, the Surrey Cricket Club, after scoring his 100th century at the Kennington Oval in London, circa August 1951.

    Why has Yorkshire produced so many great batters for England?

    England squads have always been packed with batters from God’s own county. What drives this conveyor belt of talent?

17 June 2022

  • New Zealand team<br>18-22 Aug 1999: The New Zealand team celebrate their 83 run victory in the fourth Test match at the Oval in London, England. The victory gave the Kiwis a 2-1 series victory. \ Mandatory Credit: Adrian Murrell /Allsport

    When New Zealand beat England and left them bottom of world rankings

    England are enjoying a renaissance against the Kiwis this summer but the mood was very different in 1999

28 April 2022

  • L-R; Kevin Pietersen leaves the ball versus Australia at Trent Bridge in 2013, Michael Clarke is bowled by Simon Jones at Old Trafford in 2005, Ricky Ponting versus England at the Oval in 2005.

    Let it go: the art of the leave in cricket

    Sometimes a batter’s best bet is to do nothing. It is risky but, when it works, it can rile and unsettle bowlers

7 April 2022

  • Durham v Nottinghamshire - LV County Championship<br>CHESTER-LE-STREET, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Durham captain Paul Collingwood (c) and team celebrate with the trophy after winning the LV County Championship Division One title after day three of the LV County Championship Division One match between Durham and Nottinghamshire at The Riverside on September 19, 2013 in Chester-le-Street, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

    Titles, setbacks and a reset: 30 years of Durham in the County Championship

    Durham have had their fair share of ups and downs since making the step up to the County Championship in 1992

3 March 2022

  • From left; David Gower, Nick Compton, Claire Taylor and Azhar Mahmood.

    The hundred club: how cricketers feel when they hit their first Test century

    Four players recall the unforgettable experience of hitting their first Test hundreds and how their lives were changed
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