2001
The 138th edition was back to a more traditional format after the special features of the Millennium edition - and an old editor returned too, with Graeme Wright stepping back into the hot seat as Matthew Engel had taken up a Guardian appointment in America. The Five Cricketers of the Year, slightly overshadowed in 2000 by the Five Cricketers of the Century, returned to their former prominence. Two England bowlers - Martin Bicknell and Andy Caddick - balanced two Australian batsmen, in Justin Langer and Darren Lehmann, who had enjoyed sensational county seasons. Neatly, the fifth man was an allrounder, Mark Alleyne, who had also led Gloucestershire to a clean sweep of England's one-day trophies. The enduring fast-bowling partnership of Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh reached the end of the road, a fact marked ruefully by Mike Atherton, a frequent Ambrose victim, and Vic Marks. Meanwhile editor Wright had to cope with the match-fixing scandal: "Hansie Cronje's worst crime," he wrote, "was not against cricket, but against morality and decency."
Editor Graeme Wright
Pages 1648
Price £29.99
A game in shame
Cricket's darkest chapter, 2001
A Wisden's war
How the 1939 Almanack lifted troops, 2001
Back to grass roots
Dissatisfaction with English pitches, 2001
Brothers in arms
Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose, 2001
Colin Cowdrey - the spirit of cricket
Into the dark, cold night
A tribute to Statham and Cowdrey, 2001
Motivation through self-belief
All the rage - overseas coaches in England, 2001
Never a famous cricketer
Rupert Brooke, Geoff Hurst and more, 2001
Series included
Aiwa Cup, 1999-2000
Australia in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, 1999-2000
Cable & Wireless Series, 1999-2000
Carlton & United Series, 1999-2000
Coca-Cola Champions' Trophy, 1999-2000
Coca-Cola Cup, 1999-2000
Coca-Cola Singapore Challenge, 1999-2000
DMC Festival, 1999-2000
England in South Africa and Zimbabwe, 1999-2000
ICC Knockout, 2000-01
LG Cup, 1999-2000
Pepsi Asia Cup, 1999-2000
Singer Triangular Series, 2000
Standard Bank Challenge Series, 1999-2000
Standard Bank International Series, 1999-2000
Super Challenge, 2000
The Australians in New Zealand, 1999-2000
The Indians in Australia, 1999-2000
The NatWest Series, 2000
The New Zealanders in India, 1999-2000
The Pakistanis in Australia, 1999-2000
The Pakistanis in Sri Lanka, 2000
The Pakistanis in the West Indies, 1999-2000
The South Africans in India, 1999-2000
The South Africans in Sri Lanka, 2000
The Sri Lankans in Pakistan, 1999-2000
The Sri Lankans in Zimbabwe, 1999-2000
The West Indians in Bangladesh, 1999-2000
The West Indians in England, 2000
The West Indians in New Zealand, 1999-2000
The Zimbabweans in England, 2000
The Zimbabweans in South Africa, 1999-2000
The Zimbabweans in the West Indies, 1999-2000
© John Wisden & Co
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