Wisden Cricketers' Almanack Australia Wisden Cricketers' Almanack Australia Wisden Cricketers' Almanack Australia (also known as Wisden Australia) was a cricket annual and reference book, the Australian version of "Wisden Cricketers' Almanack", generally known as "Wisden". The Australian edition's gestation period was lengthy: the first edition appeared in 1998, when the Preface referred to a March 1981 report in "The Australian" announcing the imminent appearance of the Australian edition. "Wisden Australia" was published by Hardie Grant Publishing of Melbourne, at or near the beginning of the Australian season, in November or early December. In contrast to the yellow cover of the parent publication "Wisden Cricketers'
Wisden Trophy Trophy. In 1963 John Wisden & Co. Ltd, with the approval of the MCC and the WICB, presented the first Wisden Trophy, to be contested in a similar manner to the Ashes. The trophy is around 30 centimetres high, and a similar distance across its base. At the centre is an image of John Wisden. To Wisden's left is a smaller figure of a batsman taking guard, while to Wisden's right is a bowler in his delivery stride. Directly below Wisden is a plaque, on either side of which are the emblems of the English and West Indian teams. The