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''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' (or simply ''Wisden'' or colloquially "the Bible of Cricket") is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom. It is considered the world's most famous sports reference book.〔(Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury bowled over to catch Wisden | Mail Online ). Dailymail.co.uk (5 December 2008). Retrieved on 21 June 2011.〕 The description "bible of cricket" was first used in the 1930s by Alec Waugh in a review for the ''London Mercury''.〔''Daily Telegraph'', 6 April 2013, p S23, "Wisden by name, wisdom by nature" by Simon Briggs〕 In October 2013, an all-time Test World XI was announced to mark the 150th anniversary of ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack''. In 2012, an Indian edition of ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' was launched. ==History== ''Wisden'' was founded in 1864 by the English cricketer John Wisden (1826–84) as a competitor to Fred Lillywhite's ''The Guide to Cricketers''. Its annual publication has continued uninterrupted to the present day, making it the longest running sports annual in history. The sixth edition was the first published under its current title; the first five were published as ''The Cricketer Charles Pardon, with George Kelly King, founded the Cricket Reporting Agency (CRA) in 1880. From Pardon's becoming editor of ''Wisden'' in 1887, the editor was nearly always a CRA partner and the CRA was responsible for the editorial production of the ''Almanack'', until in 1965 it merged with the Press Association (PA).〔''Preface to the 1966 Edition'' by Norman Preston, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1966 Edition pp vi–vii. Sporting Handbooks Ltd. 1966〕 ''Wisden'' was acquired and published by Robert Maxwell's publishing conglomerate, Macdonald, in the 1970s. Cricket fan Sir John_Paul_Getty,_Jr. bought the company, John Wisden & Co, in 1993〔 and in December 2008 it was sold to A&C Black, which is owned by Bloomsbury. The company presented the Wisden Trophy, for Test matches between England and West Indies, in 1963 to celebrate its 100th edition. In 2013, a history of ''Wisden'' was published: ''The Little Wonder: The Remarkable History of Wisden'', by Robert Winder (ISBN 978-1408136263). "The Little Wonder" was John Wisden's nickname. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wisden Cricketers' Almanack」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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