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Batting records. Brian Lara is the record holder in the Wisden Trophy for most runs with 2983 runs. Garry Sobers did make 3214 runs against England however his first 1069 runs occurred before the Wisden Trophy was established meaning he has only scored 2145 runs in the Wisden Trophy. [ 38] Andy Sandham scored 325 runs against the West Indies in ...
List of Cricketers of the Year. edit. George Lohmann an inaugural nominee, 1889. W.G. Grace, sole recipient of the honour, 1896. Jack Hobbs (l) and Herbert Sutcliffe. Hobbs was honoured in both 1909 and 1926, Sutcliffe in 1920. Sir Donald Bradman, recognised in 1931. The Invincibles took all five awards in 1949; Don Tallon was their wicket-keeper.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, or simply Wisden, colloquially the Bible of Cricket, is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom. [1] The description "Bible of cricket" (or variations thereof) has been applied to Wisden since the early 1900s. [2] [3] [4] Between 1998 and 2005, an Australian ...
Fazal played a leading role in the victory claiming match figures of 12/99. In England's first innings he bowled throughout taking 6/53 from 30 overs, Wisden wrote the figures 'would have been much better but for dropped catches'. [33] In a low scoring match, England were set a target of 168 in their second innings.
The Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World is an annual cricket award selected by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. It was established in 2004, to select the best cricketer based upon their performances anywhere in the world in the previous calendar year. [1] A notional list of previous winners, spanning from 1900 to 2002, was published in the 2007 ...
The Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year is a cricketer selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. The decision is based upon "his or her performances in school's cricket, as reported in Wisden ". [1] Wisden has included details of schools cricket as far back as its second edition in 1865, when it carried an ...
The Wisden Trophy was awarded to the winner of the Test cricket series played between England and the West Indies. It was first awarded in 1963 to commemorate the hundredth edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Series were played in accordance with the future tours programme, with varying lengths of time between tours.
Jayawardene, Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara [319] are the only Sri Lankan players who have scored triple centuries. [ 11] Muttiah Muralitharan, who was hailed by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002 as the "best bowler ever" in Test cricket, dominates the bowling records for Sri Lanka. [ 12] He is the world record holder for the highest ...