2004
The 141st edition, back under Matthew Engel's editorship, introduced a new accolade: Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the World. The first winner was Ricky Ponting, and there was a list of the Top Forty, based on their 2003 form. There were 14 Australians ... and only one West Indian. The new award allowed the Five Cricketers of the Year to be selected on the old yardstick of influence on the preceding English season: two South Africans - Graeme Smith and Gary Kirsten - were joined by Chris Adams (captain of first-time champions Sussex), Andrew Flintoff and Ian Harvey. Inside, the text was redesigned, and some records were transferred to Cricinfo, but the Editor's Notes remained as trenchant as ever. Engel denounced Zimbabwe as a "wretched tryanny", and then passed judgment on the Cricket Reform Group (led by the former England captains Mike Atherton and Bob Willis), which was advocating greater emphasis on club rather than county cricket: "I am gobsmacked that Mike and Bob expect English cricket to be more competitive by becoming more amateur."
Editor Matthew Engel
Pages 1648
Price £35
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England Players in 2003 - part 1 of 5
England Players in 2003 - part 2 of 5
England Players in 2003 - part 3 of 5
England Players in 2003 - part 4 of 5
England Players in 2003 - part 5 of 5
Fortifying the Over-Forties
Good Housekeeping
Have you heard the new Wisden?
Ricky Ponting
The Leading Cricketer in the World 2003
Stumpers or stoppers?
The Wisden Forty - part 1 of 4
The world's top players during 2003
The Wisden Forty - part 2 of 4
The world's top players during 2003
The Wisden Forty - part 3 of 4
The world's top players during 2003
The Wisden Forty - part 4 of 4
The world's top players during 2003
The Year of the Martlet
Trying to Melt the Iceman
Would you rather be an Oaf than a fool?
National Cricket League Division One
National Cricket League Division Two
Twenty20 Cup
Series included
Bank Alfalah Cup, 2003
Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup, 2002-03
England in Australia 2002-03
England in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, 2003-04
India A in England, 2003
Kenyans in Zimbabwe, 2002-03
Pakistan v Australia, 2002-03
The 2003 World Cup
The Australians in the West Indies, 2002-03
The Bangladeshis in Australia, 2003
The Bangladeshis in Pakistan, 2003
The Bangladeshis in South Africa, 2002-03
The Indians in New Zealand, 2002-03
The NatWest Series, 2003
The New Zealanders in India, 2003-04
The New Zealanders in Pakistan, 2003-04
The New Zealanders in Sri Lanka, 2003
The Pakistanis in England, 2003
The Pakistanis in South Africa and Zimbabwe, 2002-03
The South Africans in Bangladesh, 2003
The South Africans in England, 2003
The South Africans in Pakistan, 2003-04
The Sri Lankans in South Africa, 2002-03
The Sri Lankans in the West Indies, 2003
The West Indians in India and Bangladesh, 2002-03
The Zimbabweans in Australia, 2003-04
The Zimbabweans in England, 2003
TVS Cup in Bangladesh, 2003
TVS Cup in India, 2003-04
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