Wisden Cricketers' Almanack activity among cricket followers, and early editions command high prices. The first edition, only 112 pages long, sold for one shilling. Rare copies of the early editions can sell for thousands of pounds. Although devoting most of its pages to a survey of the contents of Wisden from 1864 to 2010, the last 44 pages of "The Wisden Collector's Guide" contains a significant amount of information of interest and practical use to the collector. The two main UK-based on-line resources for "Wisden" collectors are the Wisdens.org (www.wisden.guru) and "Wisden" Collectors Club websites (see External Links). Facilities offered by the former
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