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'''Wisden Cricket Monthly''' was a cricket magazine that ran from June 1979 to September 2003. |
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'''''Wisden Cricket Monthly''''' ('''WCM''') is a UK-based print and digital [[cricket]] magazine available to buy worldwide. |
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The original version ran from June 1979 to September 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lynch|first=Steven|date=12 May 2004|title=The history of WCM...|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/140871.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> The magazine was revived in November 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2017/10/06/return-wisden-cricket-monthly-v-cricketer-miraculous-wonderful/|title=Return of Wisden Cricket Monthly v The Cricketer is a miraculous and wonderful moment for cricket tragics|first=Simon|last=Briggs|date=October 6, 2017|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> launching with an Ashes Special which included exclusive interviews with [[Joe Root]], [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]], [[Sir Alastair Cook|Alastair Cook]] and [[Mike Brearley]]. |
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WCM's editor-in-chief is Phil Walker, with Jo Harman as magazine editor – the former editor and deputy editor of ''[[All Out Cricket]]'', respectively. John Stern, former editor of ''The Wisden Cricketer,'' is editor-at-large.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Wisden Cricket Monthly|url=https://wisden.com/wisden-cricket-monthly|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> |
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Frith's tenure saw two major controversies involving WCM. In [[1987]], Surrey banned an issue from the bookstalls at the Oval, because of the frontpage headline ''Bloodbath in Birmingham'' referring to the crowd trouble in the one day match between England and Pakistan. In the July 1995 issue, WCM published an article titled ''Is it in the blood'' by [[Robert Henderson (writer)|Robert Henderson]]. It questioned the commitment of foreign born players to English cricket. The cricketers' associations condemned the article while [[Phillip DeFreitas]] and [[Devon Malcolm]] filed defamation suits. |
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WCM has a 10-strong editorial board comprising ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' editor [[Lawrence Booth (cricket writer)|Lawrence Booth]], ''Wisden India'' editor Suresh Menon, [[Isa Guha]], [[David Lloyd (cricketer, born 1947)|David Lloyd]], [[Paul Allott]], [[Alison Mitchell]], [[Elizabeth Ammon]], [[Mark Butcher]], Christian Ryan and [[Daniel Norcross]]. |
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Columnists include [[The Daily Telegraph|Daily Telegraph]] journalist [[Isabelle Westbury]], Australian broadcaster Adam Collins and [[ESPNcricinfo]] UK editor Andrew Miller. |
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In October 2003, WCM merged with ''[[The Cricketer]]'' to form ''[[The Wisden Cricketer]]''. John Stern, who was Fay's deputy, became its first editor. |
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As well as ''Wisden Cricket Monthly'', ''wisden.com'' was relaunched in November 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Walker|first=Phil|date=7 December 2017|title=Reviving Wisden Cricket Monthly|url=https://wisdenblog.wordpress.com/2017/12/07/reviving-wisden-cricket-monthly/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> Ben Gardner is the website's managing editor, Yas Rana operates as its head of content and Taha Hashim is its features editor. The Wisden Cricket Weekly podcast, that features a combination of the website and magazine team and has included guests such as [[David Gower]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sealey|first=Louis|date=26 April 2020|title=Former England captain David Gower hails West Indies legend Malcolm Marshall as the best bowler he faced|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/26/cricket-david-gower-names-best-bowler-faced-england-west-indies-malcom-marshall-12612839/?ito=cbshare|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Metro}}</ref> [[Graham Thorpe]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Savage|first=Nic|date=24 November 2020|title=England great Graham Thorpe reveals Ian Healy's cunning sledge during the 1993 Ashes|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/england-great-graham-thorpe-reveals-ian-healys-cunning-sledge-during-the-1993-ashes/news-story/80ecc8f397fcd9620ee2d4b854291450|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Fox Sports}}</ref> and [[Steve Harmison]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=21 June 2020|title=Moeen Ali's in my best team, I play him: Harmison|url=https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/moeen-ali-s-in-my-best-team-i-play-him-harmison-145892.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=myKhel}}</ref> was launched in October 2018. |
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==References== |
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*[http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/140871.html "The history of ''WCM'' ..."], Steven Lynch, [[Cricinfo]], 12 May 2004 |
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Latest revision as of 18:33, 1 April 2024
Wisden Cricket Monthly (WCM) is a UK-based print and digital cricket magazine available to buy worldwide.
The original version ran from June 1979 to September 2003.[1] The magazine was revived in November 2017,[2] launching with an Ashes Special which included exclusive interviews with Joe Root, Steve Smith, Alastair Cook and Mike Brearley.
WCM's editor-in-chief is Phil Walker, with Jo Harman as magazine editor – the former editor and deputy editor of All Out Cricket, respectively. John Stern, former editor of The Wisden Cricketer, is editor-at-large.[3]
WCM has a 10-strong editorial board comprising Wisden editor Lawrence Booth, Wisden India editor Suresh Menon, Isa Guha, David Lloyd, Paul Allott, Alison Mitchell, Elizabeth Ammon, Mark Butcher, Christian Ryan and Daniel Norcross.
Columnists include Daily Telegraph journalist Isabelle Westbury, Australian broadcaster Adam Collins and ESPNcricinfo UK editor Andrew Miller.
As well as Wisden Cricket Monthly, wisden.com was relaunched in November 2017.[4] Ben Gardner is the website's managing editor, Yas Rana operates as its head of content and Taha Hashim is its features editor. The Wisden Cricket Weekly podcast, that features a combination of the website and magazine team and has included guests such as David Gower,[5] Graham Thorpe,[6] and Steve Harmison,[7] was launched in October 2018.
The driving force behind the creation of WCM was its first editor, David Frith, formerly an editor of its rival, The Cricketer. At first, it operated under the Wisden name using licence from John Wisden & Co. Wisden later bought a controlling interest.
After 202 editions, Frith gave way to Tim de Lisle, before Stephen Fay took over from de Lisle after he moved to Wisden's online venture. The last issue of the original WCM, in September 2003, coincided with Fay's 65th birthday and his retirement.
References
[edit]- ^ Lynch, Steven (12 May 2004). "The history of WCM..." ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ Briggs, Simon (October 6, 2017). "Return of Wisden Cricket Monthly v The Cricketer is a miraculous and wonderful moment for cricket tragics" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Wisden Cricket Monthly".
- ^ Walker, Phil (7 December 2017). "Reviving Wisden Cricket Monthly".
- ^ Sealey, Louis (26 April 2020). "Former England captain David Gower hails West Indies legend Malcolm Marshall as the best bowler he faced". Metro.
- ^ Savage, Nic (24 November 2020). "England great Graham Thorpe reveals Ian Healy's cunning sledge during the 1993 Ashes". Fox Sports.
- ^ "Moeen Ali's in my best team, I play him: Harmison". myKhel. 21 June 2020.
- "The history of WCM ...", Steven Lynch, Cricinfo, 12 May 2004
