"production of the ""Almanack"", until in 1965 it merged with the Press Association (PA). ""Wisden"" was acquired and published by Robert Maxwell's publishing conglomerate, Macdonald, in the 1970s. Cricket fan Sir John Paul Getty, Jr., bought the company, John Wisden & Co., in 1993 and in December 2008 it was sold to A&C Black, which is owned by Bloomsbury. The company presented the Wisden Trophy, for Test matches between England and West Indies, in 1963 to celebrate its 100th edition. In 2013, a history of ""Wisden"" was published: ""The Little Wonder: The Remarkable History of Wisden"", by Robert Winder ()."
"Wisden Trophy The Wisden Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Test cricket series played between England and the West Indies. It was first awarded in 1963 to commemorate the hundredth edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Series are played in accordance with the International Cricket Council's future tours programme, with varying lengths of time between tours. If a series is drawn then the country holding the Wisden Trophy retains it. The trophy is named after the famous cricketing publisher Wisden and was presented by John Wisden & Co after gaining the approval of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and"
"1722. The magazine is responsible for the National Village Cup, an annual competition between village cricket sides, with the final played at Lord's. It also runs the Cricketer Cup competition for old boys' teams from the public schools, which began with 16 teams in 1967 and has since expanded. After surviving for over 80 years as an independent publication, Wisden purchased the magazine and in 2003 merged it with ""Wisden Cricket Monthly"". A new magazine called ""The Wisden Cricketer"" enjoyed some success under the editorship of John Stern over the next eight years. In December 2010, a private equity company"
"on five occasions (1968, 1973, 2000 and twice in 2009) with England regaining the trophy in 1968, 2000 and May 2009, while the West Indies regained it in 1973 and April 2009. 105 Test matches have been played, with West Indies winning 43 times, England 28 times, and 34 matches being drawn. Brian Lara is the top scorer in the Wisden Trophy series with 2983 runs, while Curtly Ambrose is the leading wicket taker with 164 wickets. The series usually alternates between England and West Indies, and within each country each of the matches is held at the following grounds."
"Wisden Cricket Monthly Wisden Cricket Monthly (WCM) is a UK-based print and digital cricket magazine available to buy worldwide. The original version ran from June 1979 to September 2003. The magazine was revived in November 2017, launching with an Ashes Special which included exclusive interviews with Joe Root, Steve Smith, Alastair Cook and Mike Brearley. WCM's editor-in-chief is Phil Walker, with Jo Harman as magazine editor – the former editor and deputy editor of ""All Out Cricket"", respectively. John Stern, former editor of ""The Wisden Cricketer,"" is editor-at-large. WCM has a 10-strong editorial board comprising ""Wisden"" editor Lawrence Booth, ""Wisden"
"surviving recipient of the award is Sonny Ramadhin (1951), which he became in August 2015 with the death of Arthur Morris. The longest that a recipient has lived after receiving the award is 77 years by Harry Calder (1918), who died in 1995. Calder, however, uniquely for a recipient, played no first-class cricket. Among first-class players, the longest lived after receipt of the award is 74 years by Wilfred Rhodes (1899). Five women have been chosen: Claire Taylor (2009), Charlotte Edwards (2014), Heather Knight (2018), Natalie Sciver (2018) and Anya Shrubsole (2018). General Specific Wisden Cricketers of the Year The"
"cricketer Meg Lanning. The most recent awardee is Mithali Raj of India; Australia's Ellyse Perry won for 2016. Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World The ""Wisden"" Leading Woman Cricketer in the World is an annual cricket award selected by the editor of ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"". It was established in 2015, to select the best female cricketer based upon their performances anywhere in the world in the previous calendar year. Prior to the establishment of this dedicated award, women were also eligible for inclusion in ""Wisden"" Cricketers of the Year; two were selected, England's Claire Taylor in 2009 and Charlotte"
"Richard Hadlee. He has taken 37 Test fifers and single ODI fifer, along with 10 Test ten-wicket hauls. Shane Warne Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969) is an Australian former international cricketer, and a former ODI captain of the Australian national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game, Warne was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 1994 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. He was the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 1997 (Notional Winner). He was named Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for the year 2004"
"The Wisden Cricketer The Wisden Cricketer was the world's best-selling monthly cricket magazine. It was created in 2003 by a merger between ""The Cricketer"" magazine and ""Wisden Cricket Monthly"". It is now no longer connected to Wisden and is called ""The Cricketer"". The magazine covers English professional cricket in depth and also carries reports on all Test Matches and one-day international cricket played around the world, together with a small amount of coverage of domestic cricket outside the United Kingdom. In addition, it covers amateur cricket in the United Kingdom. It was first published by the specialist cricket publisher Wisden"
"Wisden Cricketers of the Year The ""Wisden"" Cricketers of the Year are cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"", based primarily on their ""influence on the previous English season"". The award began in 1889 with the naming of ""Six Great Bowlers of the Year"", and continued with the naming of ""Nine Great Batsmen of the Year"" in 1890 and ""Five Great Wicket-Keepers"" in 1891. Since 1897, with a few notable exceptions, the annual award has recognised five players of the year. No players were named in 1916 or 1917, as the First World War prevented"
"John Wisden John Wisden (5 September 1826 – 5 April 1884) was an English cricketer who played 187 first-class cricket matches for three English county cricket teams, Kent, Middlesex and Sussex. He is now best known for launching the eponymous ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"" in 1864, the year after he retired from first-class cricket. Wisden was born in Crown Street, Brighton. His father, William, was a builder. He attended Brighton's Middle Street School (formerly the Royal Union School, founded as a charity school in 1805). He moved to London after his father died, and lived with the wicket-keeper Tom Box. In"
"Wisden Cricketers of the Century. Former Australian captain Steve Waugh called him ""the Don Bradman of bowling"". Muralitharan was selected as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 2000 and in 2006. On 15 November 2007, the Warne-Muralidaran Trophy was unveiled named after the two leading wicket-takers in Test cricket, Shane Warne and Muralitharan. The trophy displays images of the two spin bowlers' hands each holding a cricket ball. This trophy will be contested between Australia and Sri Lanka in all future Test series. On 3 December 2007, just hours after Muttiah Muralitharan became Test cricket's leading Test wicket-taker,"
"his death. John Wisden John Wisden (5 September 1826 – 5 April 1884) was an English cricketer who played 187 first-class cricket matches for three English county cricket teams, Kent, Middlesex and Sussex. He is now best known for launching the eponymous ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"" in 1864, the year after he retired from first-class cricket. Wisden was born in Crown Street, Brighton. His father, William, was a builder. He attended Brighton's Middle Street School (formerly the Royal Union School, founded as a charity school in 1805). He moved to London after his father died, and lived with the wicket-keeper Tom"
"Wisden Cricketers' Almanack Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (or simply Wisden or colloquially ""the Bible of Cricket"") is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom. The description ""bible of cricket"" was first used in the 1930s by Alec Waugh in a review for the ""London Mercury"". In October 2013, an all-time Test World XI was announced to mark the 150th anniversary of ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"". In 1998, an Australian edition of ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"" was launched. It ran for eight editions. In 2012, an Indian edition of ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"" was launched (dated 2013). ""Wisden"" was founded in 1864"
"Young Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year The ""Young Wisden"" Cricketer of the Year is a cricketer selected for the honour by the annual publication ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"". The decision is based upon ""his or her performances in school's cricket, as reported in ""Wisden"""". ""Wisden"" has included details of schools cricket as far back as its second edition in 1865, when it carried an account of the match between Eton College and Harrow School. In 1918 and 1919, as no first-class cricket was being played due to the First World War, the five ""Wisden"" Cricketers of the Year were chosen"
"wickets. The first three recipients of the award; Bairstow, James Taylor and Jos Buttler have gone on to represent England in Test cricket. Young Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year The ""Young Wisden"" Cricketer of the Year is a cricketer selected for the honour by the annual publication ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"". The decision is based upon ""his or her performances in school's cricket, as reported in ""Wisden"""". ""Wisden"" has included details of schools cricket as far back as its second edition in 1865, when it carried an account of the match between Eton College and Harrow School. In 1918 and"
"Wisden 100 The Wisden 100 is a set of lists created by ""Wisden"" which attempted to objectively rate the 100 best individual innings performances in Test and One Day International cricket in each of the disciplines of batting and bowling. The Test list was released in 2001 and the ODI list was released in 2002. The ratings were calculated by scoring each individual batting and bowling performance in various criteria. Apart from the player's actual score or figures, criteria which were taken into account included the strength of the opposition players, the quality of the pitch, the result of the"
"Nicholas Wisdom Nicholas Wisdom (born 18 March 1953) is a former English cricketer, turned businessman. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. The son of Sir Norman Wisdom, the comedian, singer-songwriter and actor, he was born at Edmonton, Middlesex. Wisdom made two first-class appearances for Sussex in 1974, against Oxford University at Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham, and Worcestershire in the County Championship at the Central Recreation Ground, Hastings. Against Oxford University he scored 31 not out in his only innings in the match, as well as taking the wickets of Peter Thackeray and Rick Lee, while"
"Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World The ""Wisden"" Leading Cricketer in the World is an annual cricket award selected by ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"". It was established in 2004, to select the best cricketer based upon their performances anywhere in the world in the previous calendar year. A notional list of previous winners, spanning from 1900 to 2002, was published in the 2007 edition of ""Wisden"". Since 1889, ""Wisden"" has published a list of Cricketers of the Year, typically selecting five cricketers that had the greatest impact during the previous English cricket season. However, in the 2000 edition, the editor Matthew"
"Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World The ""Wisden"" Leading Cricketer in the World is an annual cricket award selected by ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"". It was established in 2004, to select the best cricketer based upon their performances anywhere in the world in the previous calendar year. A notional list of previous winners, spanning from 1900 to 2002, was published in the 2007 edition of ""Wisden"". Since 1889, ""Wisden"" has published a list of Cricketers of the Year, typically selecting five cricketers that had the greatest impact during the previous English cricket season. However, in the 2000 edition, the editor Matthew"
"of local residents only, although some teams' first XI can include players with connections to minor counties cricket clubs and members of the academies of the county cricket club of the county in which the team lies. In many non-professional cricket leagues, the adjective ""village"" is a descriptor used humorously, self-deprecatingly, or, sometimes, pejoratively to convey a sense of amateurishness of some aspect of the team's (or an individual's) preparation, dress, conduct or play. The annual National Village Cup competition began in 1972 and each year's competition is covered in detail (particularly the final) in the following ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack""."
"two-match series that replaced the originally scheduled tour by Zimbabwe, and the previously announced tour by Sri Lanka, England regained the Wisden Trophy with a 2–0 win. A team must win a series to hold the Wisden Trophy. A drawn series results in the previous holders retaining the trophy. To date, a total of 23 Wisden Trophy series have been played, with West Indies winning 13 and England 6. The remaining 3 series were drawn, with West Indies retaining the Wisden Trophy on each occasion (1973–74, 1991 and 1995). In the series' 44-year history the Wisden Trophy has changed hands"
"against Worcestershire he scored 4 in his only innings of the match. Following his brief cricket career, he opened a sports shop in Haywards Heath, Sussex. Nicholas Wisdom Nicholas Wisdom (born 18 March 1953) is a former English cricketer, turned businessman. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. The son of Sir Norman Wisdom, the comedian, singer-songwriter and actor, he was born at Edmonton, Middlesex. Wisdom made two first-class appearances for Sussex in 1974, against Oxford University at Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham, and Worcestershire in the County Championship at the Central Recreation Ground, Hastings. Against Oxford"
"to the West Indies. Important series included the 6th edition of the Basil D'Oliveira Trophy and the 26th edition of the Wisden Trophy, the latter of which included the first day/night Test match to be played in England. Pakistan were scheduled to tour Bangladesh in July, but the series was cancelled. The season also included Zimbabwe's first bilateral tour of Sri Lanka in 15 years, with Zimbabwe recording their first series win over Sri Lanka. During the season, many important steps of 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup qualification process took place. ODIs between the 12 teams competing in the ICC"
"1940 Wisden). West Indies did not play test cricket again until January 1948 when England came to the Caribbean and played four test matches. England did not play test cricket after August 1939 until their 1946 season when India toured. The 1940 Wisden had Learie Constantine of Barbados as Cricketer of the Year along with English players Bill Edrich, Walter Keaton, Brian Sellars and Doug Wright (see Wisden on Cricinfo). The manager of the team was John Kidney, who played 11 first-class matches for Barbados between 1909 and 1932 and who had managed the 1933 touring team in England. Of"
"Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World The ""Wisden"" Leading Woman Cricketer in the World is an annual cricket award selected by the editor of ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"". It was established in 2015, to select the best female cricketer based upon their performances anywhere in the world in the previous calendar year. Prior to the establishment of this dedicated award, women were also eligible for inclusion in ""Wisden"" Cricketers of the Year; two were selected, England's Claire Taylor in 2009 and Charlotte Edwards in 2014. The inaugural recipient of the ""Wisden"" Leading Woman Cricketer in the World was Australian international"
"Wisden Cricketers of the Century The Wisden Cricketers of the Century are five cricketers who were judged to be the most prominent players of the 20th century, as selected by a 100-member panel of cricket experts appointed by ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"" in 2000. The 97 men and three women (""the doyenne of English women's cricket, Netta Rheinberg, the Pakistani journalist Fareshteh Gati and the Barbadian commentator Donna Symmonds"") on the panel were each given five votes with which to select the list. In order of votes, the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century are: Many of the panel complained that"
"by the English cricketer John Wisden (1826–84) as a competitor to Fred Lillywhite's ""The Guide to Cricketers"". Its annual publication has continued uninterrupted to the present day, making it the longest running sports annual in history. The sixth edition was the first published under its current title; the first five were published as ""The Cricketer<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Almanack"", with the apostrophe before the ""s"". Charles Pardon, with George Kelly King, founded the Cricket Reporting Agency (CRA) in 1880. From Pardon's becoming editor of ""Wisden"" in 1887, the editor was nearly always a CRA partner and the CRA was responsible for the editorial"
"Trophy. In 1963 John Wisden & Co. Ltd, with the approval of the MCC and the WICB, presented the first Wisden Trophy, to be contested in a similar manner to the Ashes. The trophy is around 30 centimetres high, and a similar distance across its base. At the centre is an image of John Wisden. To Wisden's left is a smaller figure of a batsman taking guard, while to Wisden's right is a bowler in his delivery stride. Directly below Wisden is a plaque, on either side of which are the emblems of the English and West Indian teams. The"
"from eight of the ten Test playing nations have been recognised for the award by ""Wisden"", only Bangladesh and Zimbabwe are not represented. Players from Australia and England dominate the list, having won more than half of the time, although this is disproportionately the case in the notional list. Prior to World War II, 34 of the 36 winners played for Australia or England. The ""actual"" award winners are more evenly distributed; Indian players have won four times, Australian and Sri Lankan players have won three times, South Africans twice, while only one English player has been recognised since 2004."
"Wisden Australia's Cricketer of the Year Each year from 1998 to 2005 ""Wisden Australia"" selected one Australian cricketer as ""Wisden Australia""s Cricketers of the Year. The award recognised that player's contribution to cricket in Australia in the previous season, in a similar manner to the Wisden Cricketers of the Year, selected by ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"" based on their influence on the game in England. The first award was made to a women's cricketer, Belinda Clark. Until Claire Taylor was nominated by Wisden in 2009, no other woman had been a Cricketer of the Year in any format of the almanack."
"Wisden Australia's Cricketer of the Year Each year from 1998 to 2005 ""Wisden Australia"" selected one Australian cricketer as ""Wisden Australia""s Cricketers of the Year. The award recognised that player's contribution to cricket in Australia in the previous season, in a similar manner to the Wisden Cricketers of the Year, selected by ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"" based on their influence on the game in England. The first award was made to a women's cricketer, Belinda Clark. Until Claire Taylor was nominated by Wisden in 2009, no other woman had been a Cricketer of the Year in any format of the almanack."
"had not known of the honour and had not played cricket since school, more than three-quarters of a century earlier. Harry Calder Harry Lawton Calder (24 January 1901 – 15 September 1995) was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1918, when a 17 year old schoolboy. Calder is the youngest person to receive this accolade, one of the game's top honours, and the only Wisden Cricketer of the Year that never played first-class cricket. Calder was born in South Africa. His father, Henry Calder, had a brief first-class career, playing ten matches for Hampshire, Western Province and"