Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
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Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, or simply Wisden, colloquially the Bible of Cricket, is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom.[1] The description "bible of cricket" was first used in the 1930s by Alec Waugh in a review for the London Mercury.[2] In October 2013, an all-time Test World XI was announced to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.[3][4][5]
Editor | Lawrence Booth |
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Categories | Cricket |
Publisher | Bloomsbury |
Total circulation | 50,000 (2006) |
Founder | John Wisden |
First issue | 1864; 160 years ago (1864) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Based in | London, England |
Website | wisden |
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), entitled Wisden India Almanack,[6] that has been edited by Suresh Menon since its inception.[7][8]