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
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack impressions. In more recent years sales of the 2006 edition exceeded 50,000 in total. The size of the print run was based on the publisher's belief that England's successful Ashes campaign the previous summer would attract considerable public interest. Although unsupported by any reliable documentation, it is almost certain that print runs were reduced during the First World War. The 1916 edition, also containing as it does the obituary of W G Grace, is the most expensive 20th century "Wisden". The smallest recent print runs are believed to be for the years 1969 to 1971. Collecting "Wisden"s is a popular