2002
The 139th edition carried a long tribute to the greatest batsman of them all, Don Bradman. He had actually died while the previous year's Almanack was at the printers, too late for inclusion, but was given his due this time - in addition to a lengthy obituary, there were tributes from Gideon Haigh and Richard Holt, and one from beyond the grave by Jim Swanton. Yorkshire's first County Championship for 31 years was duly celebrated by the MP Roy Hattersley, while Simon Hughes looked at the possible advance of technology within cricket. The Five Cricketers of the Year were all overseas players: Adam Gilchrist, Jason Gillespie and Damien Martyn of the Australian side that won the Ashes in England once again, Zimbabwe's Andy Flower, and VVS Laxman, whose phenomenal 281 at Kolkata helped India beat the Aussies after following on.
Editor Graeme Wright
Pages 1632
Price £35
Almanack essays
An atmosphere of lawlessness
Further Notes by the Editor
All aboard the academy express and more, 2002
Give them the gizmos
To bore or not to bore
A personal recollection
An eye to the future
As viewed from the boundary
Beyond the legend
Bradman and the British
Second string, first choice
To be disliked again
Reflections on Yorkshire cricket, 2002
Untouched by fortune
Series included
ARY Gold Cup, 2000-01
Australia in England, 2001
Carlton & United Series, 2000-2001
Coca-Cola Champions' Trophy, 2000-01
Coca-Cola Cup (Zimbabwe), 2001
England in Pakistan, 2000-01
England in Pakistan, 2000-2001
England in Sri Lanka, 2000-01
New Zealand in South Africa and Zimbabwe, 2000-01
New Zealand in South Africa and Zimbabwe, 2000-01
The Australians in India, 2000-01
The Bangladeshis in Zimbabwe, 2000-01
The Godrej Singapore Challenge, 2000-01
The Indians in Bangladesh, 2000-01
The Indians in Sri Lanka, 2001
The Indians in Zimbabwe, 2001
The NatWest Series, 2001
The Pakistanis in England, 2001
The Pakistanis in New Zealand, 2000-01
The South Africans in the West Indies, 2000-01
The Sri Lankans in New Zealand, 2000-01
The Sri Lankans in South Africa, 2000-01
The West Indians in Australia, 2000-01
The Zimbabweans in India, 2000-01
The Zimbabweans in New Zealand and Australia, 2000-01
© John Wisden & Co
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