Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2009
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Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2009 by Scyld Berry
The most famous sports book in the world, Wisden has been published every year since 1864. This 146th edition covers every first-class game in every cricket nation, and reports and scorecards for all Tests and ODIs. Trenchant opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records make it the cricketers' bible worldwide.
Cricket Bible Wisden has broken with 120 years of tradition by naming a woman as one of its Players of the YearThe Herald (03/04/09) Wisden always finds a way to be relevant in the modern world. This year it has surpassed itself by acknowledging the achievement of the England women's cricket team by honouring open bat Claire Taylor as one of its five Cricketers of the Year. Sunday Express (05/04/09) It is in the Almanack...that you find the best cricket writing. The Guardian (08/04/09) It makes compelling reading...the Almanack has a refreshingly enthusiastic and open-minded tone, thanks to Scyld Berry's editorship. The Guardian (08/04/09) Wisden is the product of cumulative effort of hundreds of cricket lovers, and each page brings a new delight. The Guardian (08/04/09)
Scyld Berry has reported on more England Test matches than any cricket writer, over 400 of them, including 20 Ashes series. He was born and grew up within a mile of Bramall Lane in Sheffield. He started as a cricket journalist in 1976, and has successively been the cricket correspondent of the Observer, the Sunday Correspondent, theIndependent on Sunday, the Sunday Telegraph and the Daily Telegraph. For four years he was the editor ofWisden Cricketers' Almanack.
On the field, he has taken five wickets in an innings in county cricket - for Gloucestershire Over-60s.
Cricket: The Game of Life is Scyld's seventh book - six of which are about cricket. He has three children, two cats and a wife.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781905625161 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905625162 |
| Title | Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2009 |
| Author | Scyld Berry |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2009-04-09 |
| Number of pages | 1680 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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