1978
Kerry Packer and World Series Cricket was an all-pervading theme in this issue ("The greatest upheaval and division the first-class game has ever known") with the matter still raging at the time of publication. Mike Brearley, England new captain in place of the disgraced Tony Greig, won praise as "a master in the art of cricket" as England beat Australia 3-0 to regain the Ashes. In fairness, Australia were a far-from-happy bunch, with the ramifications of the Packer Affair increasingly dividing them. Geoff Boycott reached his 100th hundred, and Ian Botham made his Test bow.
Editor Norman Preston
Pages 1150
Price £4.25 (soft) / (cloth)
Almanack essays
Further notes by the Editor
Botham's notable debut and more, 1978
Skimming the cream
100 years of Leicestershire cricket
Concentrating on the last 15 years, 1978
Canada v U.S.A.
Record win for the Canadians, 1978
Cricket in Canada, 1977
An unusually successful season, 1978
Dates in cricket history
Has the bumper ruined batsmanship?
Those of lesser quality change method against the fast, 1978
Irish cricket in 1977
Scottish cricket in 1977
The Ashes
The Centenary Test match
Australia victorious again by 45 runs
The centurions of 1977
The centurions of 1977
The Cricket Council, 1976-77
The Packer case
Three studies in greatness
Astill, Turnbull and White, 1978
Women's cricket in 1977
Series included
Australia in England, 1977
Australians in New Zealand, 1976-77
England in India and Australia 1976-77
New Zealand in Pakistan and India, 1976
Pakistan in Australia, 1976-77
Pakistan in the West Indies, 1976-77
The Prudential Trophy 1972
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