Stokes’ retirement highlights the game’s direction of travel

DIAMONDS IN THE MINE

EDITOR’S LETTER WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY

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The birth of ‘Bazball’ – and what it actually means

The month in cricket No.2

Unwrapping the mysteries of form

The month in cricket No.3

Domestic gods and monstrous consequences

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Racism report leaves Scottish cricket in turmoil

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THE COUNTY FILES

Covering each of the 18 first-class counties every month, including news, interviews and stats, as well as the oddities which make county cricket what it is

CrickipediA

The alternative compendium of cricket

RE:VIEW

Three writers make their predictions ahead of England’s three-match Test series against South Africa, which begins at Lord’s on August 17

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Dean Elgar

South Africa’s indefatigable skipper speaks to Luke Alfred about unifying his team around a campfire, a stirring start to his tenure which has taken even him by surprise, and why England’s bold new approach represents an opportunity for his side this summer

LEADING ON THE EDGE

Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum tell us they want to embrace risk, walk at the danger, do away with draws and save Test cricket. Phil Walker considers the methods behind the madness

The CHANGING of the GUARD

For the drama that unfolded on and off the pitch, England’s 2003 Test series against South Africa is among their most memorable of the 21st century. Jo Harman looks back on a showdown which blended the old and the new – not always in perfect harmony

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Nat Sciver is one of the true untouchables of English cricket, and now she’s found her voice

THE REVOLUTION WILL BE BROADCAST

Adam Collins was commentating on Australia’s two-Test series in Sri Lanka last month, when events in the streets surrounding the ground at Galle became the focus of the entire watching world. This is his dispatch

Solo’s Journey

Daniel Gallan recounts the extraordinary story of Solomzi Nqweni, a South African fast bowler who lost his career and very nearly his life

ICONOGRAPHY of cricket

PART 12: 2010-19

Alex TUDOR

The former Surrey and England fast bowler on the influence of his family, remembering Ben Hollioake, and painand glory at the WACA

Club Rivalries Teddington CC v Ealing CC

The Club Game: In Focus

Vice Captain’s Log WHERE’S EVERYONE GONE

Yas Rana, metronomic seamer and host of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast, has a new role: vice-captain of Old Pauline CC’s second XI in Division Four of the Surrey Championship. This month, an availability crisis derails their season

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The Wisden Club Cricket Hall of Fame

FIRST OF THE SUMMER WINE

Book of the Month

Time Warp

The winner of this month’s quiz will receive a copy of The Wood Life by England fast bowler Mark Wood.

I WAS THERE

Tales & treasures from cricket’s glorious past

DYNASTIES THE COMPTONS

Next in our series celebrating the game’s great family lineages, Jo Harman examines the history of one of English cricket’s most famous names

The Line-up One-day wonders

Richard Whitehead takes us back to the inaugural Gillette Cup final and a victory for Ted Dexter’s canny Sussex side

Chaos Theory

Glamorgan v Nottinghamshire County Championship, Swansea, August 31, 1968

Andy Zaltzman’s Number Palace!

By the end of July 2022, England’s men