Wisden Cricketers' Almanack Wisden Cricketers' Almanack Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (or simply Wisden or colloquially "the Bible of Cricket") is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom. The description "bible of cricket" was first used in the 1930s by Alec Waugh in a review for the "London Mercury". In October 2013, an all-time Test World XI was announced to mark the 150th anniversary of "Wisden Cricketers' Almanack". In 1998, an Australian edition of "Wisden Cricketers' Almanack" was launched. It ran for eight editions. In 2012, an Indian edition of "Wisden Cricketers' Almanack" was launched (dated 2013). "Wisden" was founded in 1864
2017–18 Sheffield Shield season to do so in a first-class match. In the final round of fixtures, Tasmania beat the defending champions, Victoria, by 156 runs to advance to their first Sheffield Shield final since the 2012–13 season. They faced Queensland at Allan Border Field in Brisbane. In the final, Queensland beat Tasmania by nine wickets to win their eighth title and their first since 2012. This was also the final season for Doug Bollinger, Ed Cowan, Ben Cutting and Michael Klinger. New South Wales named the following squad for 2017-18. Players with international caps are listed in bold. Queensland named the following squad