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2006

"The best edition ever" Gavyn Davies, The Guardian
A celebration of the "The Greatest Series", as the editor, Matthew Engel, unequivocally described the previous summer's Ashes, the 2006 edition featured a 72-page special series review, with the major players featuring heavily in the year's honours. Andrew Flintoff was anointed as the world's leading cricketer, by a short head from his predecessor, Shane Warne, while Matthew Hoggard, Simon Jones, Kevin Pietersen, Brett Lee and Ricky Ponting were named as the Cricketers of the Year. And, for the first time, Wisden went supersize, with a limited-edition large-print format of 5000 copies.
Editor Matthew Engel
Pages 1600
Price £38

Almanack essays

Editor's Notes

A view from the Old Dear

Are you a member, sir? No, I'm the boss

Aye, aye, coach - the rise and rise of the backroom boys

Chronicle of 2005 - what they wrote (Jan-Jun)

Chronicle of 2005 - what they wrote (Jul-Dec)

Cricket round the world

How the Ashes infiltrated the language

Like falling off a blog

Next Botham: the quest ends

No hard feelings, mate: the beer is back

Notes from the cesspool

Setting the records straight

Success for the Baby Blues

Suddenly, everything went "Boom!"

The amazing story of the runaway train

The Leading Cricketer in the World - Andrew Flintoff

The world of Flantiff and Vorner

Twenty20 - A father's view

With Allah on their side

Series included

Afro-Asia Cup, 2005

Australia v South Africa, 2005-06

Australia v West Indies, 2005-06

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, 2004-05

England in Pakistan, 2005-06

England v Bangladesh 2005

India v Pakistan, 2004-05

India v South Africa, 2005-06

India v Sri Lanka, 2005-06

Indian Oil Cup, 2005

New Zealand v Australia, 2004-05

New Zealand v Australia, 2005-06

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 2004-05

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 2005-06

South Africa v New Zealand, 2005-06

South Africa v Zimbabwe, 2004-05

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2005-06

Sri Lanka v West Indies, 2005

The Ashes 2005

The ICC Super Series, 2005-06

The Pakistanis in the West Indies, 2004-05

The VB Series in Australia, 2004-05

The West Indians in Australia, 2004-05

Videocon Triangular Series, 2005-06

West Indies v Pakistan, 2004-05

West Indies v South Africa, 2004-05

Zimbabwe v India, 2005-06

Zimbabwe v New Zealand, 2005-06



Five Cricketers of The Year




Brett Lee
Kevin Pietersen
Matthew Hoggard
Ricky Ponting
Simon Jones




Obituaries




Brian Luckhurst
David Sheppard
Denis Lindsay
Eddie Barlow
Kerry Packer
Peter Heine
Obituaries index: A-E
Obituaries index: F-J
Obituaries index: K-O
Obituaries index: P-W








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