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
History of Sheffield a rapid growth of football teams in the area. Stainless steel was discovered by Harry Brearley in 1912, at the Brown Firth Laboratories in Sheffield. His successor as manager at Brown Firth, Dr William Hatfield, continued Brealey's work. In 1924 he patented '18-8 stainless steel', which to this day is probably the most common alloy of this type. These innovations helped Sheffield to gain a worldwide recognition for the production of cutlery; utensils such as the bowie knife were mass-produced and shipped to the United States. The population of the town increased rapidly. In 1736 Sheffield and its surrounding hamlets