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From notching sticks to the digital revolution, Kit Harris charts the history of cricket scoring in this year's Wisden Almanack. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...
We’ll Get Them In Signals: A History Of Cricket Scoring | Wisden Almanack
Kit Harris’s piece on the history of cricket scoring originally appeared in the 2026 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.
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India and Pakistan are cricket's closest kin - and bitterest foes. Gideon Haigh wrote about the history of Indo-Pakistani relations for this year's Wisden Almanack. You can read his piece by clicking on the image. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...
Subcontinental Rift: The History Of Indo-Pakistani Relations | Wisden Almanack
Gideon Haigh’s piece on India-Pakistan relations on and off the field of cricket originally appeared in the 2026 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.
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Kane Williamson has announced his retirement from international cricket, effective immediately. He was one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year for 2015 and you can read his portrait here. www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmana...
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Publishing today is the latest volume of The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 2019–2025. Complete your collection with full coverage of every Test match from late 2019 to the end of the 2025 season in England. Available now: https://bit.ly/4ukgiEV
South Africa won a Test series in India last year for the first time since 2000. You can read the series review and full match reports from the 2026 edition of the Almanack by clicking on the image. www.wisden.com/series/india...
India V South Africa In 2025/26: World Champions Leave Hosts’ Reputation As Tigers At Home In Tatters | Wisden Almanack
South Africa toured India in 2025/26 for two Test matches and won the series 2-0. R Kaushik’s tour report as well as the match reports appeared in the 2026 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.
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The 163rd edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack publishes today! Enjoy 50% off the RRP when you subscribe and get your copy now: https://bit.ly/4qqLKzC
THE WISDEN CRICKETERS’ ALMANACK AWARDS THREAD FOR 2026 We begin with our Five Cricketers of the Year. This award is for the 2025 English summer, and no player can win it twice. We have named four Indians from the Tests, and Nottinghamshire’s Championship-winning captain. (1/8)
Congratulations to Richard Whitehead on winning the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award for Victory in Australia https://www.cricketsociety.org.uk/pages/2-news Buy your copy now https://tinyurl.com/4mc39b53
COVER REVEAL Chris Woakes and Mohammed Siraj take the cover of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2026, publishing 16th April. Pre-order now and save 50% off the RRP when you buy a subscription (UK only): bit.ly/4qqLKzC
This year, the Almanack completed its retrospective Leading Woman Cricketer of the Year list from 1973 to 2013, before the award was handed out in real time. You can see the list, first published in the 2025 edition, here. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...
The Leading Woman Cricketer In The World 1973-2013: Picking The Best Player In Every Year | Wisden Almanack
The Wisden Almanack has named the Woman Cricketer in the World since 2014. The almanack also retrospectively listed the winners since 1973, when the first Women’s World Cup was played. The feature, by...
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Doug Padgett spent 50 years at Yorkshire, first as a player and later as coach, developing the talents of 18 future England players, including Michael Vaughan. He was remembered in the 2025 edition of Wisden. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...
Doug Padgett, 1934-2024: 50-Year Yorkshire Player And Coach Who Discovered Michael Vaughan | Wisden Almanack
Doug Padgett died on January 20, 2024, aged 89. A Yorkshire stalwart, he played two Test matches, and was remembered in the 2025 edition of the Wisden Almanack.
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Somerset all-rounder Ken Palmer played a solitary Test before a 31-year career as an umpire, standing in 27 Tests and 27 ODIs. He is remembered in the current edition of Wisden. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...
Ken Palmer Obituary: From Somerset Mainstay To Test Umpire | Wisden Almanack
Ken Palmer died on July 23, 2024, aged 87. A Somerset stalwart, he played a solitary Test, and stood in 27 Test matches and 26 ODIs as an umpire. He was remembered in the 2025 edition of the Wisden Al...
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From William Goldwin to the Barmy Army, poetry about cricket has been around for as long as the sport itself. In Wisden 2025, Elgan Alderman explores the history of cricketing verse. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...
Chapter and verse: A history of cricket’s rhymes and poems | Wisden Almanack
Elgan Alderman’s feature on a history of cricketing verses of the ICC rights originally appeared in the 2025 edition of the Wisden Almanack.
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There are just two days left to enter our annual writing competition. Submit your entry by the end of Friday for a chance to win a £250 voucher and see your work published in next year's almanack: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...
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Last year, New Zealand ripped up the formbook to inflict a first home series defeat on India since 2012-13. Read the series review and full Test reports from the current edition of Wisden Almanack by clicking on the image. www.wisden.com/series/india...
Classic David v Goliath: How New Zealand Inflicted A Historic Clean-Sweep On India | Wisden Almanack
New Zealand toured India in 2024/25 for three Test matches and lost the series 3-0. R Kaushik’s tour report as well as all three match reports appeared in the 2025 edition of Wisden Cricketer’s Almana...
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It's not too late to enter this year's Wisden Writing Competition. For a chance to see your work published in the 2026 almanack, submit your entry before the end of October. Click on the link for all the details. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...
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"I was very scared of fast bowling." Aunshuman Gaekwad overcame a rocky start to become a resolute opening batsman, who won 40 caps. He is remembered in the current edition of Wisden. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...
Aunshuman Gaekwad Obituary: ‘Always Courageous’ Indian Opener | Wisden Almanack
Aunshuman Gaekwad died on July 31, 2024, aged 71. An opening batter, he played 40 Test matches and 15 ODIs between 1974/75 and 1987/88. He was remembered in the 2025 edition of the Wisden Almanack.
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In 1844, the USA played and hosted the first international cricket match. In Wisden 2025, Andy Bull considers whether cricket can truly crack America. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...
‘It’s Going To Take Decades’: 275 Years On, Can Cricket Finally Crack The USA? | Wisden Almanack
In 1844, the USA played and hosted the first international cricket match. Andy Bull’s feature on USA cricket originally appeared in the 2025 edition of the Wisden Almanack.
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Robin Hobbs was the last England leg-spinner to take 1,000 first-class wickets – but he only played seven times for his country, at a time when wrist-spin was unfashionable. He is remembered in the 2025 edition of Wisden. Click on the image to read. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...
Robin Hobbs Obituary: Last England Leg-Spinner To Take 1,000 First-Class Wickets | Wisden Almanack
Robin Hobbs died on May 8, 2024, aged 81. A rare England post-War leg-spinner, he played seven Test matches between 1967 and 1971. He was remembered in the 2025 edition of the Wisden Almanack.
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Rummaging in county cupboards brings all sorts of curiosities to light. Kit Harris goes around the north of England in nine objects, in the current edition of Wisden. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...
Ties That Bind: Around The North Of England In Nine Objects | Wisden Almanack
Kit Harris used nine objects to chronicle nine English county cricket clubs. The piece originally appeared in the 2025 edition of the Wisden Almanack.
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Last year, Australia won a home series from 1-0 down for the first time since 1968/69. Read Gideon Haigh’s tour review and all five match reports from India’s tour of Australia, from the current edition of Wisden. www.wisden.com/series/austr...
Australia V India In 2024/25: ‘Better Prepared, Better Selected, Better Coached And Better Led’ Hosts Regain Border-Gavaskar-Trophy | Wisden Cricket Almanack
India toured Australia in 2024/25 for five Test matches and lost the series 1-4. Gideon Haigh’s tour report as well as all five match reports appeared in the 2025 edition of Wisden Cricketer’s Almanac...
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It’s 100 years since Jack Hobbs equalled, and then surpassed, W. G. Grace’s record for most first-class centuries. In this year’s Almanack, Leo McKinstry looked back at Hobbs’s summer of summers. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...
A Wisden Cricketer Of The Year, Twice: The 1925 Summer That Saw Jack Hobbs Achieve A Rare Honour | Wisden Almanack
In 1925, Jack Hobbs went past WG Grace’s record of most first-class centuries. Leo McKinstry’s feature on Hobbs’ golden summer originally appeared in the 2025 edition of the Wisden Almanack.
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We thought you might like to see the Wisden Almanack cricket team, which played its annual match today. How many do you recognise?
Today is the deadline for applications for the post of Assistant Editor of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Have you thrown your hat into the ring? bloomsbury.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
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At the end of the last decade, when Virat Kohli was the world’s leading cricketer, our editor @boothcricket.bsky.social paid tribute to him. www.wisden.com/cricket-feat...
Wisden’s Cricketers of the Decade: Virat Kohli
Taking performances in all three formats into account, Virat Kohli is the standout batsman his generation. The editor of the Wisden Almanack, Lawrence Booth, on one of the cricketers of the decade.
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To mark the Test retirement of Virat Kohli, today we’ll post some of the Almanack’s best writing about him. First, Tunku Varadarajan on Kohli’s deeds in 2018, which made him one of our Five Cricketers of the Year. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...
Virat Kohli: A man of adamant ambition, is he already India’s finest? – Almanack
Originally published in the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2019, Tunku Varadarajan profiles India’s Virat Kohli – one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year.
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To mark the Test retirement of Virat Kohli, today we’ll post some of the Almanack’s best writing about him. First, Tunku Varadarajan on Kohli’s deeds in 2018, which made him one of our Five Cricketers of the Year. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...
Virat Kohli: A man of adamant ambition, is he already India’s finest? – Almanack
Originally published in the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2019, Tunku Varadarajan profiles India’s Virat Kohli – one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year.
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Assistant Editor, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack - London
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How did you used to find out the England Test squad? Come to that, how did the Test squad find out? James Wallace stepped back in time for the new edition of the Almanack. Click to read. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/m...
Radio, Ceefax and text: the history of cricketers being selected for England
Players feel the same emotions but the difference in how selectors communicate shows how society has changed
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