2014
Wisden marked its 151st edition by reviewing, in detail, not one but two Ashes series (the first such instance since the 1922 edition). There was also full details of the Champions Trophy, held in England in 2013, and the women's World Cup. The annual selection of articles included a look at on-field behaviour by Martin Crowe, the former New Zealand captain, as well as a fulsome farewell to Sachin Tendulkar, who retired after 200 Test matches and 100 international centuries. There was also a look at five major figures of the women's game - appropriate in an edition in which Charlotte Edwards, England's captain, became only the second woman ever to be named as one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year. The others were Shikhar Dhawan (a star of India's Champions Trophy victory), Ryan Harris, Chris Rogers and Joe Root. The South African fast bowler Dale Steyn was named as Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the World. Apart from in-depth coverage of cricket around the world, there were also the usual authoritative sections featuring obituaries, book reviews and records. Other highlights included details of the England player endangered by a flame-thrower during a match, the international player fined for having the wrong-colour bootlaces, and instances of play being stopped by chewing gum, scaffolding and insect repellent.
Editor Lawrence Booth
Pages 1584
Price £50
A formidable quintet
The greats of the women's game
A marriage of convenience
A moving record
Banished to Boothill
Character recognition
The introvert-extrovert balance
Dale Steyn
Leading Cricketer in the World
Giving India a boost since 1989
How the media loved him
Sachin Tendulkar, world celebrity
Impending Armageddon
Cricket and television in the 21st century
It was Madiba who made it happen
Let's look at that again
Our vision for a better game
Sachin, the bringer of joy
Stars that shone beside the slag heaps
The heyday of the northern leagues
The god of small things
The great carve-up of world cricket
The play's the thing
Wisden writing competition winner, 2013
The siren song of the IPL
Three trades, master of all
Time to smell the roses
Wisden and the great war
You just couldn't say no
Series included
Australia v England, 2013-14
Australia v West Indies, 2012-13
Bangladesh v New Zealand, 2013-14
England v Australia, 2013
England v New Zealand, 2013
ICC Champions Trophy, 2013
India v Australia, 2012-13
India v Australia, 2013-14
India v South Africa, 2013-14
India v West Indies, 2013-14
India v Zimbabwe, 2013
New Zealand v England, 2012-13
New Zealand v West Indies, 2013-14
Pakistan v South Africa, 2013-14
South Africa v Pakistan, 2012-13
South Africa v Pakistan, 2013-14
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2012-13
Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2013-14
Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2013-14
Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2013
The Women's World Cup, 2012-13
West Indies Tri-Nation series, 2013
West Indies v Pakistan, 2013
West Indies v Zimbabwe, 2012-13
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 2012-13
Zimbabwe v Pakistan, 2013-14
© John Wisden & Co.
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