Wisden Cricketers' Almanack Fine leg arrives by parachute; Fried calamari stopped play; Umpire locked in ground overnight.. "Wisden" has had 17 editors covering 151 editions during 150 years of publication. Booth's deputy, promoted to the role of co-editor, is Hugh Chevallier. "Wisden" has had a large number of contributors. The majority involve match reports for the various fixtures recorded each year, but also biographies, reviews and opinion. Many great cricket writers have written for "Wisden", along with many great cricketers. Neville Cardus contributed many notable essays and for many years John Arlott was responsible for the book reviews. Since 1902 (with the occasional
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack comprised editions from 1864 to 1878 inclusive and was limited to 1000 sets. The individual books are not strictly facsimiles, and cannot be mistaken for originals, because although they include a copy of the original covers they are hardbound in red boards with ""WISDEN" FACSIMILE" in gilt on the front and the set number – "No. X of 1000" – on the back. Internally there is also an entry to the effect that the editions are facsimiles at the bottom of each title page: "This facsimile edition is published in 1991 by John Wisden & Co. Ltd. and printed by