{"product_id":"9781472972859","title":"Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2020","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWisden Cricketers' Almanack 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 157th edition of the most famous sports book in the world--published every year since 1864--contains some of the finest sports writing of the year and covers every first-class game in every cricket nation, making it the cricketers' bible worldwide.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe most famous sports book in the world, \u003ci\u003eWisden Cricketers' Almanack\u003c\/i\u003e has been published every year since 1864. Home to some of the finest sports writing of the year--from the likes of Lawrence Booth, Gideon Haigh, Rob Smyth, Patrick Collins, Simon Wilde, Osman Samiuddin, Tony Cozier, Benj Moorehead, Raf Nicholson and Dileep Premachandran--it includes the eagerly awaited Notes by the Editor, the Cricketers of the Year awards, and the famous obituaries. As always, it contains coverage of every first-class game in every cricket nation, and reports and scorecards for all Tests and ODIs, together with trenchant opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis year's edition--the 157th, \u003ci\u003eWisden 2020--\u003c\/i\u003eis truly a “must-have” for every cricket fan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"There can't really be any doubt about the cricket book of the year, any year: it's obviously \u003ci\u003eWisden\u003c\/i\u003e\" \u003c\/b\u003eAndrew Baker in the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e@WisdenAlmanack\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There are treasures galore to be discovered, all meticulously gathered and utterly trustworthy except on pages 1500-1508, which are devoted to the 2020 fixture list.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“But the undoubted highlight of the week has been the arrival of this year's Wisden Almanack. I haven't had time to do more than dip in so far ... but the new Wisden is always a sure sign of the start of summer. Though what kind of summer it will be is still in the lap of the coronavirus.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wisden was published on a hot sunny day last week, and it will be a pleasure to treasure while the sporting world remains in hibernation. There are 1,500 pages between the daffodil yellow covers, but never has the size felt less daunting.” —\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Overall, Wisden succeeds again in meeting its challenge, recording meticulously and comprehensively while finding time to breathe and reflect.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Cricketer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The 157th edition of the game's bible is as bulky as ever: 1,536 pages squeezed between the familiar yellow covers and packed with statistics, scorecards, match reports and titbits that will reassure fans that there are some things that even Covid-19 cannot destroy.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It is a book of three parts: comment; record; and delightful minutiae, which always brings the most cheer.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The joys of the Almanack are the joys of cricket. Its landscape is vast, its minutia endlessly explorable. It is somewhere to escape to.” —\u003ci\u003eWisden Cricket Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472972859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Wisden","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40744391114958,"sku":"9781472972859","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_f8e157a0-8895-4933-808b-33daab481426.jpg?v=1641448995","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472972859","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}