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2000s in Review

2000s in Review

Wisden's ODI spell of the 2000s, No.1: Andy Bichel's 7-20

2000s in Review

Wisden’s men’s ODI spell of the 2000s, No.2: Ajantha Mendis' 6-13

2000s in Review

Wisden's men's ODI spell of the 2000s, No.3: Shane Bond's 6-23

2000s in Review

Wisden’s men's ODI team of the 2000s: The bowlers who just missed out

2000s in Review

Wisden's ODI spell of the 2000s, No.4: Waqar Younis 7-36

2000s in Review

Wisden’s men's ODI spell of the 2000s, No.5: Shoaib Akhtar’s 5-25

2000s in Review

Dhoni or Gilchrist – who keeps in Wisden’s ODI team of the 2000s?

2000s in Review

Wisden's ODI team of the 2000s: The middle-order conundrum

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Club Cricket

When Steve Waugh and Viv Richards faced off in the Lancashire League

The meaningful silence of Graeme Hick

Golden Summers

How the summer of 1991 helped me fall in love with cricket

R. E. Foster: A brilliant sportsman who died tragically young

Wisden Almanack 2020

Marnus Labuschagne: Wisden Cricketer of the Year - Almanack

Ellyse Perry: Wisden Cricketer of the Year - Almanack

Simon Harmer: Wisden Cricketer of the Year - Almanack

Wisden Cricketers of the Year: The trickiest of selections - Almanack

Young Pup: When Michael Clarke spent a summer at Ramsbottom CC

Young Pup: When Michael Clarke spent a summer at Ramsbottom CC

From the archives

Matt Henry / April 10, 2020

In 2002, Michael Clarke, a greenhorn Aussie who enjoyed a night out turned up at Ramsbottom CC to cut his teeth in English club cricket. Here’s the story of his record-breaking season

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Wisden Almanack

Abstinence: How to not watch cricket – Almanack

Gilbert Jessop: A fearless hitter who changed the game – Almanack

Arthur Shrewsbury: A remarkably sound batsman who met a tragic end – Almanack

Hedley Verity: The man who claimed the best figures in first-class cricket history – Almanack

How BS Chandrasekhar scripted India's first Test win in England - Almanack

Tich Freeman: One of the great interwar slow bowlers – Almanack

How England finally ended decades of World Cup misery – Almanack

How Jack Flavell helped Worcestershire to their first County Championship title

Bob Woolmer and his quest to become a Test all-rounder – Almanack

R. E. Foster: A brilliant sportsman who died tragically young

Wisden Cricket Gear Showcase 2020

Your Game

Club Cricket

Disease specialist deems playing cricket 'low risk' activity for spreading coronavirus

Club Cricket

ECB release guidelines for using outdoor nets in England

Club Cricket

Hertfordshire police launch appeal for witnesses after cricket club break-in

Club Cricket

ECB offer interest-free loans to leagues

Cricket Coaching

Are you using the right exercises to improve your cricket fitness?

When a 14-year-old Graham Napier 'accidentally' hit an 80m six over long-on

Club Cricket

When Steve Waugh and Viv Richards faced off in the Lancashire League

Club Cricket

The walking debate: should club cricketers walk if they edge it?

Moment of the Year/Decade?

Decade In Review

2000s in Review

Wisden's Test spell of the 2000s, No.4: Dale Steyn's 5-23

Decade in review

Wisden’s T20I Team of the Decade – David Willey makes the cut, but where is MS Dhoni?

Decade in review

Who should be the spinner in Wisden’s Test team of the decade?

Decade in review

The Five Wisden Cricketers of the Decade

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Adam Collins

Wisden columnist & host of The Final Word podcast

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Phil Walker

Wisden Cricket Monthly editor-in-chief

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Lawrence Booth

Editor of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

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Jo Harman

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Scott Oliver

Wisden club cricket hall of fame writer

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