Wisden Cricketers' Almanack exception) "Wisden" has honoured five cricketers for their outstanding achievements over the previous year. Further details, with a full list of recipients of the award, can be found at Wisden Cricketers of the Year. At least two indices to "Wisden" have been published: An index from 1985 onwards is available in pdf form on the "Wisden" web site. A number of anthologies of articles from "Wisden" have been published. These include: For the first 32 years of its existence the "Almanack" was only published in softback form, in a paper cover that varied in colour through the years between shades
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