The Cricketer Magazine | October 2023
The 2023 men’s 50-over World Cup is previewed in detail in the October issue of The Cricketer magazine.
On England’s prospects of retaining the trophy, George Dobell writes: “We may well come to reflect on the last few years as the best in England’s limited-overs history.”
We preview the prospects of each of the 10 sides, including India by James Coyne.
Also in the issue:
• Jason Roy tells us how excited he is to be part of England’s defence
• Vic Marks on why this tournament is still special
• Mike Jakeman says one-day skills are being left to wither
• George Dobell says modify the Hundred to make ‘something special’
• Barney Ronay says the problem with The Hundred is the ‘horrible’ bowling
• Saqlain Mushtaq tells us how he tried to combat Bazball
• Tanya Aldred says ‘misogyny is just not cricket’
• Mike Selvey laments the loss of West Indies’ forgotten fortresses
• Harry Brook is the favourite cricketer of Jonathan Doidge
• Graham Lambert of Inspiral Carpets tells us why he loves cricket
• Tom Shaw is the latest subject of our photographers’ view series
• Ollie Pope, Jofra Archer and Chris Jordan tell us about their dogs
• Worcestershire are under the microscope in ‘county focus’
• John Swannick fears the recreational game is entering an age of austerity
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in The Cricketer Magazine October 2023.