Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2011

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack #148

by Scyld Berry (Editor)

The most famous sports book in the world, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has been published every year since 1864. Wisden 2011 - the 148th edition - contains coverage of every first-class game in every cricket nation, and reports and scorecards for all Tests and ODIs, including the 2010-2011 Ashes series in Australia where England will seek to retain the Ashes after their victory in the 2009 summer series.

Including the eagerly awaited Notes by the Editor, the Cricketers of the Year awards, and some of the finest sports writing of the year - such as the brilliant obituaries - together with trenchant opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack truly is a must-have for every cricket fan.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction

1648 pages, Hardcover

First published April 10, 2008

Reviews

[Joe]

Now in its 148th edition Wisden gives you over 1700 pages of essays, match reports and stats from the previous 12 months of domestic and world cricket. It has contributions from some of the best sports journalists and as much detail as you could possibly want.

I confess I didn’t read the whole book; I couldn’t see my appreciation of cricket being enhanced by a knowledge of the English schools results and stats from the lower levels of the Zimbabwean domestic game.

Some football fans believe they have a monopoly on “anorakish” behaviour, but it’s nothing compared to the statistical “nerdery” of the dedicated cricket follower.

If you like cricket it gets 5 stars. If you don’t then it will be 1 star.

[Jim Bowen]

I’m not going to lie, but I'm never terrible sure why people in general, and me in particular, review this book. It’s Wisden. It contains all the regular Wisdeny things. If you’ve ever bought one of these before, this book will fill that same space, because while the content might have changed (a different year, so different result to games), the structure is how is always’ been.