Mike Selvey, in the Guardian looks at this year's Wisden, which commemorates the Ashes summer and names Andrew Flintoff as world cricketer of the year.
The primary role of the almanack has changed from a book of reference, whose records section is out of date the second the manuscript goes to the printers, to one in which the quality of its articles is paramount. If not triumphalist, then this year's almanack is unashamedly celebratory.
Chrstopher Martin-Jenkins in the Times writes that "year by year, by imperceptible degrees, Wisden becomes a little more a book to read, a little less an almanack to consult. Under the present enlightened editorial command, Wisden has achieved an astute mix of outstanding writing, a remarkable fact while reliably recording the main events in all strands of the game."
"As an aide memoire, with reference and legacy rolled into one, Wisden, now in its 143rd edition, brings last season's memories deliciously to the fore," writes Derek Pringle in the Daily Telegraph.
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