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2008
The first Wisden under the editorship of Scyld Berry of the Sunday Telegraph
attempted to be more of a cricketer's Almanack, featuring Test and
tour reports by the likes of Nasser Hussain, Michael Holding and Ravi
Shastri, and other articles by Ian Bishop, Ian Chappell and Ian Healy.
Berry's inaugural Notes by the Editor express concern at the growing trend
towards physical violence on the field, and also castigate the English
board for failing in its responsibilities towards the domestic game. The
articles include an appreciation of Sir Donald Bradman in the year of his
centenary, a look at the county season through the eyes of four of its
stalwart performers, and appreciations of three retired superstars: Adam
Gilchrist, Brian Lara and Glenn McGrath. England opener Andrew Strauss
assesses "What Duncan Fletcher did for us", while the World Cup and
inaugural ICC World Twenty20 championship are also covered in detail. The
traditional Five Cricketers of the Year (Ian Bell, Shivnarine Chanderpaul,
Ottis Gibson, Ryan Sidebottom and Zaheer Khan) are feted alongside five
prominent players from the past who, for various reasons, missed out on the
honour. They are Abdul Qadir, Bishan Bedi, Wes Hall, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Jeff
Thomson. A new award for the leading schools cricketer of the year is
introduced: the first winner is Jonathan Bairstow, son of the former England
wicketkeeper David. The 2008 Almanack was available in various formats:
traditional hard and soft cover, large-format, leather-bound and, for the
first time, in electronic ebook form.
Editor Scyld Berry
Pages 1680
Price £40
Notes by the Editor
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2008
A marriage made in cyberspace
Cricket and the Internet, 2007
Jacques Kallis
Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the World, 2007
The Wisden Forty
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2008
What Duncan did for us
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2008
Young Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year
Jonathan Bairstow wins inaugural award
Australia v Sri Lanka 2007-08
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Bangladesh v India, 2007
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India v Pakistan 2007-08
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South Africa v Pakistan 2007-08
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Sri Lanka v England 2007-08
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The World Cup 2006-07
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