Wisden Cricket Monthly

Wisden Cricket Monthly

Wisden Cricket Monthly ("WCM") was a cricket magazine that ran from June 1979 to September 2003.

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 license from John Wisden & Co; "Wisden" later bought a controlling interest.

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.Fact|date=September 2007 In the July 1995 issue, "WCM" published an article titled "Is it in the blood" by Robert Henderson, which questioned the commitment of foreign born players to English cricket.Fact|date=September 2007 The cricketers' associations condemned the article while Phillip DeFreitas and Devon Malcolm filed defamation suits.Fact|date=September 2007

After 202 editions, David Frith gave way to Tim de Lisle after the issue in March 1996, and Stephen Fay took over from de Lisle after he moved to Wisden's online venture. The last issue, in September 2003, coincided with Stephen Fay's 65th birthday and his retirement.

From October 2003, "WCM" merged with "The Cricketer" to form "The Wisden Cricketer". John Stern, who had been Fay's deputy, became its first editor.

References

* [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/140871.html "The history of WCM ..."] , Steven Lynch, Cricinfo, 12 May 2004


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