Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack, Wisden often short or the Bible called the Cricket, is a famous annual publication in the United Kingdom reference work on the cricket sport.

History

The Almanac first appeared in 1864, published by the English cricketer John Wisden. Since the sixth edition of the Yearbook leads the current title. This makes it the longest continuously published sporting year book of the world.

In the more than 140 years of its appearance Wisden has so far had only 15 publishers. The publisher was one long for Press Group of Robert Maxwell, but was bought by Sir Paul Getty in 1993.

The collection of old editions of Wisden is a popular hobby of cricket fans. For old issues or those from the World War era high prices paid at auctions, they can be purchased as a facsimile today.

Content

The Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack is a small-sized, but very thick book with 1,500 pages, is published in April. The book cover is kept unchanged in bright yellow since the 75th edition in 1938.

The structure is always the same for many years:

  • The first about a hundred pages contain comments on cricket -related topics, including the " Editor's Notes " which are often discussed under Cricket enthusiasts.
  • Awards, including the named Wisden Cricketers since 1889 of the Year
  • Records and statistics that are always in cricket is of particular importance.
  • Cricket in England; the detailed match reports and results lists all test matches, one- day internationals, First Class matches and League A matches last year in England as well as summaries of other games take up most of the book.
  • Cricket in other countries; detailed match reports and results lists all test matches and one- day- internationals and a summary of the local First Class matches
  • History and Cricket Rules
  • Book reviews and the most esteemed Obituaries
  • A list of games next season in England

Wisden Australia

For the Australian cricket since 1998, the Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack Australia, which is based in form and content to the English version appears.

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