Published every year since 1864, this almanack contains statistics from the previous domestic season, plus full scorecards of international cricket matches played around the world during the year. The 1997 edition looks back on 50 years of cricket since the war, and the book will also include an index of unusual occurences, tabulating the off-beat and bizarre cricketing events which Wisden has reported. This edition is published to coincide with the start of the English cricket season.