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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social · 14d

In 1844, the USA played and hosted the first international cricket match. In Wisden 2025, Andy Bull considers whether cricket can truly crack America. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...

‘It’s Going To Take Decades’: 275 Years On, Can Cricket Finally Crack The USA? | Wisden Almanack

In 1844, the USA played and hosted the first international cricket match. Andy Bull’s feature on USA cricket originally appeared in the 2025 edition of the Wisden Almanack.

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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social · Sep 10

Robin Hobbs was the last England leg-spinner to take 1,000 first-class wickets – but he only played seven times for his country, at a time when wrist-spin was unfashionable. He is remembered in the 2025 edition of Wisden. Click on the image to read. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...

Robin Hobbs Obituary: Last England Leg-Spinner To Take 1,000 First-Class Wickets | Wisden Almanack

Robin Hobbs died on May 8, 2024, aged 81. A rare England post-War leg-spinner, he played seven Test matches between 1967 and 1971. He was remembered in the 2025 edition of the Wisden Almanack.

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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social · Sep 1

Rummaging in county cupboards brings all sorts of curiosities to light. Kit Harris goes around the north of England in nine objects, in the current edition of Wisden. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...

Ties That Bind: Around The North Of England In Nine Objects | Wisden Almanack

Kit Harris used nine objects to chronicle nine English county cricket clubs. The piece originally appeared in the 2025 edition of the Wisden Almanack.

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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social · Aug 22

Last year, Australia won a home series from 1-0 down for the first time since 1968/69. Read Gideon Haigh’s tour review and all five match reports from India’s tour of Australia, from the current edition of Wisden. www.wisden.com/series/austr...

Australia V India In 2024/25: ‘Better Prepared, Better Selected, Better Coached And Better Led’ Hosts Regain Border-Gavaskar-Trophy | Wisden Cricket Almanack

India toured Australia in 2024/25 for five Test matches and lost the series 1-4. Gideon Haigh’s tour report as well as all five match reports appeared in the 2025 edition of Wisden Cricketer’s Almanac...

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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social · Aug 17

It’s 100 years since Jack Hobbs equalled, and then surpassed, W. G. Grace’s record for most first-class centuries. In this year’s Almanack, Leo McKinstry looked back at Hobbs’s summer of summers. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...

A Wisden Cricketer Of The Year, Twice: The 1925 Summer That Saw Jack Hobbs Achieve A Rare Honour | Wisden Almanack

In 1925, Jack Hobbs went past WG Grace’s record of most first-class centuries. Leo McKinstry’s feature on Hobbs’ golden summer originally appeared in the 2025 edition of the Wisden Almanack.

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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social · Jun 4

We thought you might like to see the Wisden Almanack cricket team, which played its annual match today. How many do you recognise?

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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social · May 23

Today is the deadline for applications for the post of Assistant Editor of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Have you thrown your hat into the ring? bloomsbury.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...

Assistant Editor, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack - London

This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Editor to join the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack team, working on perhaps the most famous sports book in the world, published annually since 1864. The s...

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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social · May 12

At the end of the last decade, when Virat Kohli was the world’s leading cricketer, our editor @boothcricket.bsky.social paid tribute to him. www.wisden.com/cricket-feat...

Wisden’s Cricketers of the Decade: Virat Kohli

Taking performances in all three formats into account, Virat Kohli is the standout batsman his generation. The editor of the Wisden Almanack, Lawrence Booth, on one of the cricketers of the decade.

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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social · May 12

To mark the Test retirement of Virat Kohli, today we’ll post some of the Almanack’s best writing about him. First, Tunku Varadarajan on Kohli’s deeds in 2018, which made him one of our Five Cricketers of the Year. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...

Virat Kohli: A man of adamant ambition, is he already India’s finest? – Almanack

Originally published in the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2019, Tunku Varadarajan profiles India’s Virat Kohli – one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year.

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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social · May 12

To mark the Test retirement of Virat Kohli, today we’ll post some of the Almanack’s best writing about him. First, Tunku Varadarajan on Kohli’s deeds in 2018, which made him one of our Five Cricketers of the Year. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...

Virat Kohli: A man of adamant ambition, is he already India’s finest? – Almanack

Originally published in the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2019, Tunku Varadarajan profiles India’s Virat Kohli – one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year.

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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social · May 9

A rare opportunity to come and work, full-time, for Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. bloomsbury.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...

Assistant Editor, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack - London

This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Editor to join the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack team, working on perhaps the most famous sports book in the world, published annually since 1864. The s...

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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social · May 8

How did you used to find out the England Test squad? Come to that, how did the Test squad find out? James Wallace stepped back in time for the new edition of the Almanack. Click to read.
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Radio, Ceefax and text: the history of cricketers being selected for England

Players feel the same emotions but the difference in how selectors communicate shows how society has changed

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Ben Bloom @benbloomsport.bsky.social · May 7

A debut outing for @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social, on whether county members owning clubs is (or could soon be) nearing an end.

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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social · May 2

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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social · Apr 30

We’re top of the indie charts! Have you bought your Almanack yet? And if not, why not? www.thebookseller.com/bestsellers/...

Howzat? Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack hits the Indie bookshop chart for six

The 2025 edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack (Wisden) has made it to the top of the Independent Bookshop Chart in its first week on sale according to the NielsenIQ BookScan Total Consumer Marke...

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robjan72.bsky.social @robjan72.bsky.social · Apr 24

Always a special day in the cricket calendar when this lands on your doorstep @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social

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Rich Clarkson @revrichclarkson.bsky.social · Apr 24

Getting mentioned in Wisden is a dream for many cricket lovers, sadly my cricketing abilities mean that a mention for my playing is unlikely, so I entered the writing competition instead!
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Old Trafford in the Rain (Wisden Writing Competition entry)

I entered this into the Wisden Cricket Writing Competition which at this stage feels like the only way I’m going to get my name into those hallowed pages! Old Trafford In The Rain There&#8217…

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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social · Apr 24

“I hope he knew how much he was loved.” Alec Stewart has written about Graham Thorpe for the new Almanack. We shared his words with the Daily Mail, and you can read them here (no paywall). www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

ALEC STEWART ON GRAHAM THORPE: I hope he knew how much he was loved

ALEC STEWART: Graham and I used to drive around a lot together and I especially remember the car journey north to Nottingham in 1993.

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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social · Apr 24

Happy Wisden Almanack day, everyone! Our 162nd edition has been hitting shelves and doormats all morning. What’s the first section you turn to?
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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social · Apr 23

Sixty years ago, Sir Geoffrey Boycott OBE was one of our Five Cricketers of the Year. Last night, we presented him with a leatherbound 1965 Wisden, to mark that special anniversary.

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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social · Apr 23

Aryaman Varma of Eton College, the Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year for 2024. The leg-spinner is also a Delhi Capitals net bowler. One to watch, that's for sure! #wisdenawards