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Wisden and published
But according to an older version of Grace's career record, published by Wisden in 1916, Grace played in 878 first-class matches over the same span.
In 1864, another bowling revolution resulted in the legalisation of overarm and in the same year Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack was first published.
In 1995 he became the subject of attention from the British media after Wisden Cricket Monthly published his essay " Is It In The Blood?
Matthew Thomas Brimson ( born December 1, 1970 ) is a former English cricketer who gained notoriety by exposing himself in a team photograph that was published in the 2000 Wisden Cricketers Almanack.
It was first published by the specialist cricket publisher Wisden in England, until being acquired by Sky in April 2007.
Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack ( often referred to simply as Wisden or colloquially as " the Bible of Cricket ") is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom.
Wisden was acquired and published by Robert Maxwell's publishing conglomerate, Macdonald, in the 1970s.
At least two indices to Wisden have been published:
A number of anthologies of articles from Wisden have been published.
Wisden Asia Cricket closed down after its July 2005 edition, but in December 2005 the Wisden Group announced that a new magazine called Cricinfo Magazine which was published for the first time in January 2006.
During its life Wisden Australia was published at or near the beginning of the Australian season, in November or early December.
In contrast to the yellow cover of the parent publication Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack, its cover was predominantly bright green, though the last two editions published, those of 2004-05 and 2005-06, emulated the parent by featuring dustjackets with photographs.

Wisden and top
He came top of the first-class averages for the tourists, with 578 runs at an average of 64. 22, and was judged by Wisden as one of the few batting successes in a team which lost the four-Test series 2 – 0 and failed to win a single match on tour.
Willis then travelled to the Caribbean as part of England's winter tour, in what Wisden described as an " automatic selection " however he was to struggle against the top Test side.
Barnes made only 12 and 15, jeopardising his place, but what Wisden termed " another of his dour, determined but faultless innings for top score " in the New South Wales game against South Australia ensured a second chance.
However, he did displace Schofield Haigh from his perennial position at the top of the bowling averages and was nominated as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
After war ended, 1919 saw Tyldesley jump into the ranks of the top English batsmen with some solid batting, which resulted in his nomination as a Cricketer of the Year by Wisden.

Wisden and 100
The Wisden 100 rates Lara's 153 not out against Australia in Bridgetown in 1998 – 99 as the second best innings ever after Sir Donald Bradman's 270 against England in Melbourne in 1936 – 37.
90 out of 100 judges in the Wisden Cricketers of the Century award chose Sobers in their five selections.
The Wisden 100 ranked it the 38th best innings of all time, and the second best non-century.
He continued to bowl well right up to his last match, and was finally named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1955, after taking 100 wickets for the tenth time.
In 1897 when Jessop did the " double " of 1000 runs and 100 wickets, Wisden made him a Cricketer of the Year in 1898, while two years later his two innings against Yorkshire at Bradford both featured scored a century before lunch, making 104 in the first innings in forty minutes and 139 in the second, again reaching his hundred in under an hour.
Wisden in 2001 included Azhar Mahmood's innings of 132 for Pakistan against South Africa at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban in 1997-98 as the 8th Best Test Innings of All Time in its list of Wisden 100.
Three years later, the performance was rated in the Wisden 100 as the seventh best ODI bowling performance to that date.
* The first 100 years of Wisden
In the second innings, Hill hit another century ( 100 ) in only 100 minutes, with Wisden noting that he " play especially well ".
For the 2000 edition of Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack, Weekes was asked to be a member of the 100 strong electorate to select the Five Cricketers of the 20th Century.
All voters were allowed to nominate five players and while there was no disclosure of which five each voter chose, Wisden editor Matthew Engel revealed that Weekes voted for Dennis Lillee and, as Sir Donald Bradman received 100 votes, it is obvious Weekes voted for Bradman as well.
In 1997, in an article in The Times, former Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack editor John Woodcock named Small in his 100 Greatest Cricketers of All Time.
In 1997, in an article in The Times, former Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack editor John Woodcock named Beldham in his 100 Greatest Cricketers of All Time.
Jackson was one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1959, then took a further 140 wickets in 1959 ( being the first to reach 100 ), and then 160 at 13. 61 in 1960.

Wisden and list
Ashley-Cooper who produced a list of season-by-season figures to supplement Grace's obituary in the 1916 edition of Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack.
In 2002 Wisden released its only list of best players of all time.
** John Wisden & Co. – cricket resources and list
Trescothick was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for his achievements in 2005, and was awarded an MBE in the 2006 New Year honours list with the rest of the English team.
Further details, with a full list of recipients of the award, can be found at Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
Until 1993 Wisden listed him as Nathaniel Thompson ( without middle names ), born 21 April 1838 in Birmingham, England, and the brief biographical details in Bill Frindall's Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1876-77 to 1977-78 list him as such.
Taylor is the first and only female cricket player to be in the list of Wisden Cricketer of the Year.

Wisden and July
Note: Jeoomal's obituaries in Wisden Almanack and Wisden Cricket Monthly both give his date of death as July 18.

Wisden and 2001
In 2001, Wisden rated this performance as the best Test match innings of all time.
In 2001 the park was voted the " Loveliest Cricket Ground in England " by Wisden Cricket Monthly.
He was chosen as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year as a result of his performances in The Ashes in the summer of 2001.
Bicknell was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2001.

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