2012
The 149th edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, the first under the editorship of Lawrence Booth, covered England's climb to the top of the Test rankings which included the 4-0 whitewash against India. On a better note for India, it also told the story of a memorable evening in Mumbai where, with a clean swing of MS Dhoni's bat, they became World Cup champions for the first time in 28 years which sent a country into scenes of euphoria. However, Booth also struck a cautious tone warning that the game needed India to look outward for the betterment of the sport. The darker side of the game is chronicled with in-depth reports about the spot-fixing trial of three Pakistan Test cricketers who were jailed told through the eyes of Richard Edwards who covered the entire story. Elsewhere, Mike Brearley leads a series of articles about depression in cricket which includes a moving account from Sussex captain Michael Yardy. There is also the full story of Lancashire's first outright County Championship title in 77 years along with the Five Cricketers of The Year (after 2011's four) where Kumar Sangakkara became the first player to be one of the five and also named the Leading Cricketer in the World.
Editor Lawrence Booth
Pages 1552
Price £50
Almanack essays
A chill wind beyond the boundary
All for one, one for all
An all-time great, and no denying
Defence - the best form of attack?
Five days is good for you
From culottes to contracts
Not picking the wrong 'un
The injury that has no quick fix
The road to 2000 Tests
The slow death of cricket's class divide
The World Cup 2010-11: Review
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2012
What's not cricket?
Series included
Australia in South Africa, 2011-12
Australia v India in Australia, 2011-12
Australia v New Zealand, 2011-12
Bangladesh v Australia in Bangladesh
Bangladesh v West Indies in Bangladesh, 2011-12
Cricket in Ireland, 2011
England v India, 2011
England v Sri Lanka in England
India v England in India
India v West Indies in India, 2011-12
Pakistan in Bangladesh, 2011-12
Pakistan in New Zealand, 2010-11
Pakistan in West Indies, 2011
Pakistan v Sri Lanka in the UAE
Sri Lanka in South Africa, 2011-12
Sri Lanka v Australia in Sri Lanka, 2011
Sri Lanka v West Indies, 2011
West Indies in England, 2011
West Indies v India in West Indies, 2011
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 2011
Zimbabwe v New Zealand in Zimbabwe, 2011-12
Zimbabwe v Pakistan, 2011
© John Wisden & Co.
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