Wisden Cricketers' Almanack production of the "Almanack", until in 1965 it merged with the Press Association (PA). "Wisden" was acquired and published by Robert Maxwell's publishing conglomerate, Macdonald, in the 1970s. Cricket fan Sir John Paul Getty, Jr., bought the company, John Wisden & Co., in 1993 and in December 2008 it was sold to A&C Black, which is owned by Bloomsbury. The company presented the Wisden Trophy, for Test matches between England and West Indies, in 1963 to celebrate its 100th edition. In 2013, a history of "Wisden" was published: "The Little Wonder: The Remarkable History of Wisden", by Robert Winder ().
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