The absence of completeness

WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY Cricket’s family grasps the barrier,

THE Top Six

The month in cricket No.1

Is The Hundred taking back control, or giving it up?

With The Hundred apparently oven-ready for investment, Andrew Miller says English cricket would be wise to beware the pitfalls of grand plans built on dubious promises

Team of the Month

Jo Harman selects a team of the month’s best performers including the architect of Sri Lanka’s first ever Women’s Asia Cup triumph and the star man from Ireland’s maiden Test victory on home soil

England can blossom under Flower

Following the departure of Matthew Mott as England men’s white-ball coach, Mark Ramprakash makes the case for a familiar face to replace him

Capsey finds her role as England brush aside the White Ferns

After rediscovering her form in England’s whitewash of New Zealand, Alice Capsey tells Katya Witney she’s added a new maturity to her game as she prepares for the T20 World Cup in October

England’s new kids on the block sing a different tune

The outstanding performances of England’s trio of Test novices in the whitewash of West Indies justified the selectors’ decision to move on from the past, writes Lawrence Booth

NEWS CYCLE

You wouldn’t see a football journalist write a whole column that’s actually about cricket, writes Ben Gardner

COURTNEY WALSH

COACH, TALISMAN, HALL OF FAMER, INVINCIBLE

RE:VIEW

Three Wisden writers consider who should replace Matthew Mott as head coach of the England men’s white-ball teams

Greener Futures

NO.2 GLOUCESTERSHIRE CCC

Mailbox

In association with Chapel Down, the letter of the month receives a bottle of awardwinning English sparkling wine – Chapel Down Brut. Based in Kent, Chapel Down is England’s leading wine producer and the official sparkling wine of the ECB.

THE COUNTY FILES

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

Regional Round-Up

Raf Nicholson picks out the top stories from the women’s domestic game, as counties begin to make their moves ahead of the 2025 restructure

FAST FORWARD

Mark Wood and Gus Atkinson are the new spearheads of Ben Stokes’ latest tactical shift. Phil Walker spoke to them both

Catching bullets

Jamie Smith kept to Atkinson and Wood across the Windies series and lived to tell the tale

ENGLAND V SRI LANKA A PUNCTUATED HISTORY

Jo Harman looks ahead to Sri Lanka’s three-Test series against England by revisiting previous tours that have shown the Lions should never be underestimated, even if they often have been

SRI LANKA FINDS ITS RICH SEAM

In a country historically and hopelessly devoted to spin, fast bowlers are suddenly appearing at an unprecedented rate. Nicholas Brookes examines where Sri Lanka’s emerging quicks are coming from and considers what the future might hold for them in a T20 dominated landscape

DANNI: CHAMPION

Danni Wyatt’s brilliance has been hiding in plain sight for years. It’s time she’s given her dues, writes Phil Walker

CELTIC MANORS

Seven years on since they became a Full Member nation of the ICC, Ireland continues to face numerous funding and infrastructural challenges. With Scotland edging ever closer towards a position where full membership could be an option for them, Nathan Johns, formerly of the Irish Times, outlines the risks and potential pitfalls, and calls on English cricket to do more to help their two closest neighbours

Lost in transformation

More than 30 years since South Africa’s readmission to international cricket, their men’s national team is still failing to accurately represent the racial make-up of the country. Daniel Gallan examines why transformation remains elusive

Mining for Gold

No. 6 Athball at The Oval

HUGH MORRIS

The former Glamorgan and England opener, and later ECB head honcho, reflects on his careers on both sides of the boundary

Walking with giants

At the heart of club cricket

The Captain’s Log

OUT OF TIME

A day to savour

Evie Ashton visits Shepherd’s Bush CC in West London to meet the club’s diverse community as they celebrate the ECB’s Taste of Cricket campaign

Time Warp

The winner of this month’s quiz will receive a copy of issue 47 of The Nightwatchman, available to buy at thenightwatchman.net .

LARA: THE ENGLAND CHRONICLES

Book of the Month

ON THE SOCS

In a new series in partnership with the Cricket Societies’ Association (CSA), WCM will be highlighting a different cricket society every month. First up, Cheltenham…

THE STORY OF CRICKET IN 50 BOOKS

The only bowler mentioned in last month’s selected book, Felix on the Bat, was a machine. This time David Woodhouse turns to a work celebrating the human elements of the most difficult bowling technique

Collector’s Corner

Each issue we focus on one item from the collection of Christopher Saunders, who has been buying and selling cricket books and memorabilia for over 40 years and has the largest collection of cricket fiction out there

The Advice That Changed My Life

AMJAD KHAN