"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
*Large-format 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 Test team’s thrilling rejuvenation
under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes.
Writers include Lawrence
Booth, Gideon Haigh, James Holland, Jonathan Liew, Emma John, David
Frith, Simon Wilde, Jon Hotten, Robert Winder, Tanya Aldred and Neil
Harvey, the last survivor from Australia’s famous 1948 Ashes tour of
England. As usual, Wisden includes the eagerly awaited Notes by the
Editor, the Cricketers of the Year awards, and the obituaries. And, as
ever, there are reports and scorecards for every Test, together with
forthright opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records.
""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
@WisdenAlmanack"
Edited by:
Lawrence Booth
Imprint: Wisden
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 160th edition
ISBN: 9781399406185
ISBN 10: 1399406183
Pages: 1616
Publication Date: 01 August 2023
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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
This is Lawrence Booth's twelfth year as Editor of Wisden. He is one of the most respected and well liked authorities in the modern game. @the_topspin
Reviews for Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2023
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 *
