Christmas at The Nightwatchman

This festive season, whether you’re looking for a gift for the cricket-lover in your life, or are just looking to treat yourself to some high quality cricket literature now that the weather is colder, we’ve got you covered.

Below, we’ve detailed an excellent selection of book and magazine offers, perfect for gifting to friends and family this Christmas…


THE NIGHTWATCHMAN

Get your loved one a subscription to The Nightwatchman and never forget Christmas again. What’s more, as it’s the season of giving, we’ll throw in a copy of one of the 5 below Fairfield books titles at no extra cost!

 

Lara: The England Chronicles by Brian Lara – Lara in his own words, unfiltered and unrestrained

Being Geoffrey Boycott by Geoffrey Boycott and Jon Hotten – a retrospective warts-and-all diary of each of Boycott’s Test match appearances

One Day at a Time by David Tossell – using selected matches from the past 60 years, Tossell tells the story of limited-overs cricket

The Legend of Sparkhill by Moeen Ali and Tanya Aldred – the Ex-England star’s story of an ordinary Birmingham schoolkid in modern Britain. A great gift for children

Sticky Dogs and Stardust by Scott Oliver – Wisden’s book of the year, full of heart-warming stories, tales of derring-do and some brilliantly absurd anecdotes


Click here to take advantage of this offer.


WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY

Wisden Cricket Monthly is the most trusted title in the game and thus what better present for a cricket-lover than a years’ supply of the best cricket writing out there. Just like The Nightwatchman, we’re also offering one of the five Fairfield books listed above for free!

 

Follow this link or visit wisdensubs.com and enter the offer code WCMXMAS24 to get involved.


FAIRFIELD BOOKS

This festive season, Fairfield Books is offering 20% off a wide range of titles. Fairfield is an award-winning imprint from the team behind The Nightwatchman and Wisden Cricket Monthly, with recent releases including Lara: The England Chronicles and this year’s Wisden Book of the Year, Sticky Dogs and Stardust.

 

For a full list of the books available click here. You will need to enter FAIRFIELD20 in the coupon code box to claim the 20% discount.

 

Fairfield is also publishing three new titles this autumn, all of which are perfect Christmas presents for anyone with an interest in England and Ashes cricket history….

 

Blood on the Tracks – England in Australia: The 1974/75 Ashes by David Tossell

https://www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/blood-on-the-tracks

One Hell of a Life: Brian Close – Daring, Defiant and Daft by Stephen Chalke
https://www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/one-hell-of-a-life

A Striking Summer: How Cricket United a Divided Nation by Stephen Brenkley
https://www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/a-striking-summer

Issue 48 – out now

Managing editor Matt Thacker introduces issue 48 of the Nightwatchman… It’s mid-November and it’s minus 7 up in the north of the country. England are just back from a white-ball tour of the Caribbean, where it’s rainy season and the…

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A Trio Of New Cricket Books

Fairfield Books has published three new titles – A Striking Summer by Stephen Brenkley, Blood on the Tracks by David Tossell and One Hell of a Life by Stephen Chalke.

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Issue 36 – editor’s choice

Managing editor Matt Thacker makes his selection from the Winter 2021 issue, Christopher Lane’s exploration of those bowlers who have taken all 10 wickets in an innings.

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A new beginning

In issue 26 of the Nightwatchman, Rob Steen reflected on how the first World Cup final united a teenage socialist with his Thatcherite stepfather.

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The life-changer

Dan Norcross salutes Tony Cozier, a man who played a key part in his childhood and career. First published in our Barbados special edition.

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Issue 33 – Editor’s choice

Managing editor Matt Thacker makes his selection from the Spring 2021 issue, Daniel Lightman’s investigation of Percy Fender’s treatment by the England selectors.

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Issue 32 – out now

The Winter 2020 edition of the Nightwatchman is out now. Managing editor Matt Thacker introduces the latest issue.

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Father’s Day 21st June

Our selection of print and digital editions, bundles and subscriptions are both special and convenient gift options this Father’s Day.

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Christmas gift ideas

Whether you’re buying for an avid subscriber or a Nightwatchman newbie, we’ve got plenty of options for stocking fillers this Christmas.

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Me, my dad and cricket…

With Father’s Day approaching, we’ve selected an extract from Patrick Neate’s essay from issue 1 on character, KP and his dad.

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Editor’s choice – issue 17

Managing Editor Matt Thacker makes his selection from the Spring 2017 issue. Matt has picked Simon Barnes’s piece on KP’s 2005 innings of rare genius.

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Issue 17 – out now

Matt Thacker introduces the latest issue of The Nightwatchman. The Oval is the focal point of this special edition.

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