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Book SynopsisIt is a book of three parts: comment; record; and delightful minutiae, which always brings the most cheer. - Mike Atherton, The Times
The publication of Wisden is cricket''s equivalent of the state opening of Parliament. It''s another great edition. - Oborne and Heller on Cricket podcast
The pages are stacked full of information, quirks and great analysis of the game, as well as being a wonderful record. - Alison Mitchell, BBC World Service Stumped
*Standard hardback edition*
The 160th edition of the most famous sports book in the world published every year since 1864 contains some of the world''s finest sports writing. It reflects on the extraordinary life of Shane Warne, who died far too early in 2022, and looks back at another legendary bowler, S. F. Barnes, on the 150th anniversary of his birth. Wisden also reports on England''s triumph at the T20 World Cup, to go alongside their 2019 ODI success, and on their Tes
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It is a book of three parts: comment; record; and delightful minutiae, which always brings the most cheer. -- Mike Atherton * The Times *
The publication of Wisden is cricket’s equivalent of the state opening of Parliament. It’s another great edition. * Oborne and Heller on Cricket podcast *
The pages are stacked full of information, quirks and great analysis of the game, as well as being a wonderful record. -- Alison Mitchell * BBC World Service Stumped *
The big yellow book. The important one. The one aliens will be reading in hundreds of years’ time when we as a species have wiped ourselves out and they’ve come down to work out how cricket worked. * The Final Word podcast *
Table of Contents
Part One – Comment Including: Wisden Honours, Notes by the Editor, Shane Warne, Five Cricketers of the Year, Wisden Trophy, Wisden Writing Competition Part Two – The Wisden Review Including: Books, Media, Retirements, Laws of the game, Environment, Obituaries Part Three – English International Cricket Including: The team, the players, reviews, match reports (Tests v West Indies, New Zealand, Pakistan, T20s, etc) Part Four – English Domestic Cricket Including: LV=County Championship, One-Day Competitions) Part Five – Overseas Cricket Including: Men's T20 World Cup, Under-19 World Cup, country reviews, Cricket Round the World Part Six – Overseas Franchise Cricket Including: KFC Men's Big Bash League, Tata Indian Premier League Part Seven – Women's Cricket Including: review, international series, Women's World Cup, Commonwealth Games Part Eight – Records and Registers Including births and deaths Part Nine – The Almanack Including: official bodies, umpires and referees, anniversaries, honours and awards, trade directory, index of unusual occurrences
