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'There can't really be any doubt about the cricket book of the year, any year: it's obviously "Wisden"' --Andrew Baker in the "Daily Telegraph"
'A charming read!' --Hartlepool Mail - 2010
'A charming read!' --Hartlepool Mail - 2010
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The most famous sports book in the world, "Wisden Cricketers' Almanack" has been published every year since 1864. "Wisden 2010", the 147th edition, contains coverage of every first-class game in every cricket nation, and reports and scorecards for all Tests and ODIs, including the 2009 Ashes series. Trenchant opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records make it the cricketers' bible worldwide. A perennial bestseller in the UK.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Well there's something I didn`t expect to see; the opening fixtures of the domestic season have already been played and it hasn't rained. The second bit of good news is that the 147th edition of Wisden is now available. It isn't really worth going through what this book contains, as those of you whom are no doubt perusing its pages know what it contains. However, for those unfamiliar, in a nutshell it's 1728 pages of match reports and figures pertaining to last season at home (April to September), with a similar section for overseas cricket (January to December). Sounds boring, I know, but you really cannot put this book down.
The editorial in the first part is what you have come to expect, including an excellent piece on cricket during WW2, and the usual complaints from Scyld Berry - and rightly so - this time concerning the ludicrous decision of the ECB to ditch the 50-over tournament; something Duncan Fletcher also sees as short sighted in his two page article on the very same subject.
Nevertheless, as each year passes, it gets harder to include everything in the way the publisher and editor would probably wish. (Moreover, who knows what 2012 will bring when the ECB can't even decide the format of next season.) My only gripe is that this edition of Wisden was issued after the season had started, which isn't really the fault of the publisher; it's more a problem with those who administer the game not knowing what they're doing. Will the institution that is Wisden be around for many more years? I hope so, but I fear that as the sport of cricket consumes itself with overkill - the minimum number of matches played by each county this season is 44, as opposed to 34 last year - everything connected will go the same way.
The editorial in the first part is what you have come to expect, including an excellent piece on cricket during WW2, and the usual complaints from Scyld Berry - and rightly so - this time concerning the ludicrous decision of the ECB to ditch the 50-over tournament; something Duncan Fletcher also sees as short sighted in his two page article on the very same subject.
Nevertheless, as each year passes, it gets harder to include everything in the way the publisher and editor would probably wish. (Moreover, who knows what 2012 will bring when the ECB can't even decide the format of next season.) My only gripe is that this edition of Wisden was issued after the season had started, which isn't really the fault of the publisher; it's more a problem with those who administer the game not knowing what they're doing. Will the institution that is Wisden be around for many more years? I hope so, but I fear that as the sport of cricket consumes itself with overkill - the minimum number of matches played by each county this season is 44, as opposed to 34 last year - everything connected will go the same way.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Wisden is always a good dip in read and ideal for stats and information about the game of cricket.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I had not purchased "the Annual" for a few years, it seemed to have lost it's way a little as the information highway made such books something of an anomaly.
I now realise there will always be a niche for Wisden,a gem on every page and a nugget on most.Well done Scyld Berry!
I now realise there will always be a niche for Wisden,a gem on every page and a nugget on most.Well done Scyld Berry!
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We have been purchasing Wisdom as a family since its inception but regrettably have a few years missing around the time of World War 11. I think that speaks for itself. Read more
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As a avid collector of Wisden through the years, there is little for me to say, I just spend hours going through the past and looking forward to the future. Read more
Published on 31 May 2010 by S. M. Middleton
another one for my collection!
An absolute must for all cricket lovers. We have years of them and use them as reference books! Well done England for the ashes.
Published on 27 May 2010 by Ms. C. C. Ramshaw
Wisden wins again
Usual excellent review of previous year's events of the cricket year but then, what would you expect?
Published on 23 May 2010 by Jack L. Honigman
THIS YEARS WISDEN
Really excellent read, right up there with it's historic predecessors.
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Published on 10 May 2010 by S. R. Pitcher
The Best
It is impossible to have any critiscism of The Wisden Crisketers Almanac, world wide it is the most authoritative publication of its kind.
Published on 10 May 2010 by Mr. D. Mather
147 Not out.
This Edition of Wisden is more than fifteen times larger than the 19th Century Original Edition - 112 pages to 1728 pages. Read more
Published on 24 April 2010 by R. M. N. Green
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