Wisden Cricket Monthly Magazine June 2020 Back Issue

The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly is a county cricket special, celebrating the best of the English domestic game at a time when we’re missing it most.

We’ve tried to sum up what it is that makes county cricket unique. We begin with our rundown of the county game’s 50 greatest moments of the last 50 years, before matching up a handful of the best sides ever to have competed in the County Championship. We also take a peek behind the curtain at the lives of county umpires, and Australian journalist Melinda Farrell examines her country’s enduring love affair with the English domestic game.

Elsewhere, Jo Harman revisits the joyfully chaotic series between England and West Indies of 20 years ago, when wickets tumbled in the blink of an eye and Nasser Hussain’s side embarked on a brighter future. England captain Heather Knight talks to Phil Walker about the NHS, inequality and leadership, Scott Oliver considers how and when recreational cricket can resume, and Jon Hotten tries to gets inside the head of James Vince, the most divisive English batsman of his generation.

We also speak to Ian Bell about the peaks and troughs of his run-filled career, Alison Mitchell recalls her first steps in broadcasting alongside an all-time legend, Christopher Sandford takes us back to England’s hastily arranged series against the Rest of the World in 1970, and columnist Andrew Miller is left scratching his head at Australia’s rise to the top of the Test rankings.