Wisden

2021

The 158th edition of the most famous sports book in the world - published every year since 1864 - contains some of the world's finest sports writing, and reflects on an unprecedented year dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Writers include Lawrence Booth, Sir Garfield Sobers, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Gideon Haigh, Andy Zaltzman, Tom Holland, Duncan Hamilton, Robert Winder, Matthew Engel, Scyld Berry, Derek Pringle, Jack Leach and James Anderson. As usual, Wisden includes the eagerly awaited Notes by the Editor, the Cricketers of the Year awards, and the famous obituaries. And, as ever, there are reports and scorecards for every Test, together with forthright opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records.
Editor Lawrence Booth
Pages 1248
Price £55

Almanack essays

Notes by the Editor

Article

250 years of cricket bats

Essay, 2021

Almost like telepathy

Essay, 2021

Cricket and coronavirus

Article

Cricket and Slavery

Essay, 2021

Fifty years of one-day international cricket

Article

Learie Constantine and the Wisden Trophy

Essay, 2021

Life in the bubble

Essay, 2021

Reflecting on M.S. Dhoni's retirement from international cricket

Essay, 2021

The ECB face the politicians

Article

The end of first-class university cricket

Essay, 2021

The End of Kolpaks - The English View

Essay, 2021

The End of Kolpaks - The South African View

Essay, 2021

The seizer and shaper

Essay, 2021

The three Ws

Article

Village Cricket Leaves Lockdown

Essay, 2021

When Sussex wept for Alan Wells

Wisden Writing Competition in 2019

When the Cricket Stops

Essay, 2021

Wisden - the prequel?

Essay, 2021

Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year

Essay, 2021

Series included

Afghanistan vs Ireland in India, 2019-20

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Afghanistan vs West Indies in India, 2019-20

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Australia vs India, 2020-21

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Australia vs New Zealand in 2019-20

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Australia vs Pakistan, 2019-20

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Bangladesh T20 tri-nation series, 2019-20

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Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, 2019-20

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England vs Australia in 2020

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England vs Ireland in 2020

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England vs West Indies, 2020

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India vs Australia in 2019-20

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India vs South Africa in 2019-20

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India vs Sri Lanka in 2019-20

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India vs West Indies, 2019-20

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Ireland tri-nation series, 2019

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Ireland tri-nation series, 2019

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New Zealand vs India in 2019-20

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New Zealand vs Pakistan in 2020-21

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New Zealand vs West Indies in 2020-21

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Pakistan vs Bangladesh in 2019-20

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Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in 2019-20

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South Africa vs Australia in 2019-20

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Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh in 2019

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Sri Lanka vs England in 2019-20

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Sri Lanka vs West Indies in 2019-20

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Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka in 2019-20

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Zimbabwe vs UAE, 2018-19

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