The Nightwatchman

23/06/2025

Read Jonathan Liew's piece from issue 50, editor Matt Thacker's editor's choice

Read: https://www.thenightwatchman.net/news/issue-50-editors-choice

19/06/2025

Disability cricket takes step into the future - Sam

Sam Dalling on the scope and significance of this summer's historic Mixed Disability Series between England and India

12/06/2025

Issue 88 of Wisden Cricket Monthly is out now

This month's magazine includes:
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇳 An in-depth preview of ENG v IND
🎙️ Exclusive interviews with James Rew, James Taylor, and Nitish Kumar Reddy
🏏 Full round-ups from all 18 first-class counties

Order here: https://thenightwatchman.net/buy/wisden-cricket-monthly-issue-88

10/06/2025

Looking for the perfect gift for the cricket-loving dad in your life? Or wanting to treat yourself to some of the best cricket writing around this Father’s Day?

https://www.thenightwatchman.net/news/fathers-day-at-the-nightwatchman

06/06/2025

The landmark 50th issue of The Nightwatchman is out now *raises bat*

Packed full of great writing from Jonathan Liew, Scott Oliver, Dan Forman, Rod Lyall and more

Print: https://www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/the-nightwatchman-single-issue-print-issue-50

Digital: https://www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/the-nightwatchman-single-issue-digital-issue-50

02/06/2025

Breaking Barriers: Barbados to England … And Back

The autobiography of pioneering cricketer Roland Butcher, England's first black player, is available to buy now in the UK from Fairfield Books

Buy the book below

England's first black cricketer Roland Butcher opens up about his life beyond the pitch and the many obstacles he has overcome.

29/05/2025

Time to talk: Mental wellbeing and su***de prevention through cricket

"Using the positives of the sport to try and start these conversations we developed this idea that might be the way to go about trying to initially educate people about the loss we’d had" - Mark Boyns, Opening Up Cricket

Using the positives of the sport to try and start these conversations we developed this idea that might be the way to go about trying to initially educate people about the loss we’d had - Mark Boyns, Opening Up Cricket.

20/05/2025

Cricket for all with The Metronomes

Adam Hopkins speaks to Michael Coleman from Metronomes CC, a safe cricketing space for all that raises money for good causes.

https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4268264/cricket-for-all-with-the-metronomes

15/05/2025

The next Nightwatchman quiz is next month as well as our latest Fairfield launch

Tickets and more info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-nightwatchman-quiz-and-fairfield-books-launch-event-tickets-1364120082889?aff=oddtdtcreator

13/05/2025

QuickHit brings quick and easy cricket to the playground

The Cricket Paper visited Lime Tree primary school to watch a QuickHit cricket session, a format of playground-friendly cricket launched in 2024 by Inspired Schools.

https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4263659/quickhit-brings-quick-and-easy-cricket-to-the-playground

09/05/2025

"Cricket feels like life in a way other sports, I think, do not, quite"

Gideon Haigh on Annie Chave's new book

GH on a joyful new book