1998
There were three Australians among the Five Cricketers of the Year, which reflected another one-sided Ashes series in England. One of the chosen ones, Stuart Law, couldn't even get into the Test side - he was honoured for his exploits with Essex. But Matthew Elliott and Glenn McGrath played a big part as Australia won the Test series 3-1. The Five was completed by Matthew Maynard and Graham Thorpe. Elsewhere, Wisden revealed that Graham Gooch had now scored more runs in senior cricket - first-class and one-day matches - than Jack Hobbs, and Geoffrey Moorhouse reassessed the legend of WG Grace - "Champion and rotter".
Editor Matthew Engel
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...Delightful man
Denis Compton - talisman of hope, 1998
And Lord's said: let there be lights...
Court on the boundary
Denis Compton: entrancing player...
The cricketer of exceptional charm, 1998
Gooch: cricket's no.1 run machine
The most prolific player in history, 1998
The appliance of science: a view from the dressing room
Cricket's predictable pact with science, 1998
The appliance of science: a view from the lab
Can science help the mortals play like gods?, 1998
The end of chivalry
No excuse for schoolboy sledging, 1998
W. G. Grace: 150 years on
Instantly identifiable, by his initials alone, 1998
Woodcock's hundred
Series included
Carlton & United series, 1996-97
England in Zimbabwe and New Zealand, 1996-97
England in Zimbabwe and New Zealand, 1996-97
India in West Indies, 1996-97
Pepsi Independence Cup, 1996-97
Sahara Cup, 1996-97
Sameer Four Nations Cup, 1996-97
Singer Akai Cup, 1996/-97
Singer Champions Trophy, 1996-97
Singer World Series, 1996-97
South Africa in India, 1996-97
Standard Bank International One-Day Series, 1996-97
The Australians in England, 1997
The Australians in India, 1996-97
The Australians in South Africa, 1996-97
The Indians in South Africa and Zimbabwe, 1996-97
The Indians in South Africa and Zimbabwe, 1996-97
The New Zealanders in Pakistan, 1996-97
The Pakistanis in Sri Lanka, 1996-97
The Sri Lankans in New Zealand, 1996-97
The Sri Lankans in the West Indies, 1996-97
The West Indians in Australia, 1996-97
The Zimbabweans in Pakistan, 1996-97
The Zimbabweans in Sri Lanka, 1996-97
Titan Cup, 1996-97
© John Wisden & Co.
