Wisden Cricket Monthly - 12.2018

Founded in 1864 by the Victorian cricketer-cum-entrepreneur John Wisden - a tiny fast bowler from Brighton who is still the only player to have bowled all 10 batsmen in the same first-class innings - the Almanack has long been the most prestigious name in sports publishing.

*** England’s Surrey stars – Rory Burns, Ben Foakes, Sam Curran and Ollie Pope – take this month's cover. An extended feature includes an exclusive interview with Burns by long-time teammate Arun Harinath. Elsewhere in another jam-packed issue, we've scrutinised the stats behind a new golden age of fast bowling. Using metrics from analytics experts CricViz we reveal and rank the world's top 25 seamers. The winner? You'd be surprised... Elsewhere we have brilliant columns from Kumar Sangakkara, Jonathan Liew and Mel Jones and an eclectic mix of interviews including Mike Hussey, Leicestershire chief exec Wasim Khan and actor Toby Jones. ***