Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (often referred to simply as Wisden or colloquially as 'the Bible of Cricket') is by far the best known reference book concerned with the sport of cricket and probably the most famous reference book about any sport published in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1864 by the English cricketer John Wisden (1826-1884), and its annual publication has continued uninterrupted to the present day, making it the longest running sports annual in history. Matthew Engel is the current editor.

Typical contents

The contents include the following:

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• The book was originaly started by former cricketer John Wisden
• Comment: Around fifty pages of articles on cricketing topics, including the introductory "Notes by the Editor", which are always widely discussed in the cricketing world.
• Awards: The traditional Wisden Cricketers of the Year awards, and a recent innovation, the Wisden Leading Cricketer of the World award.
• Records: Traditionally the main source of for key statistics about the game, although its reputation for comprehensiveness is perhaps commonly overstated. Nowadays the records section is tiny compared to the data available online at Cricinfo.
• English cricket: By far the largest section of the book. Hugely detailed coverage, including scorecards of every First class and List A game played in the previous English summer.
• Overseas cricket: Extensive coverage of international cricket and brief coverage of domestic first class cricket outside England.
• Administration and laws
• Miscellaneous: The best known subsection of this part of the book is "Birth and Deaths of Cricketers".