1982
"More, perhaps, than any of its predecessors, this 119th edition ... reflects the extent to which cricket has become embroiled in politics." That was the editor's opening line in the 1982 edition, and elsewhere Walter Hadlee, the former New Zealand captain, talked about the effects of apartheid on the cricket world. Elsewhere, Mike Brearley gave "some thoughts on modern captaincy", and there is a tribute to Ken Barrington, who died suddenly during England's tour of West Indies. The editor also praised Christine Forrest, a member of his editorial team, "who must be the only member of her sex capable of taking 200 words out of an overlong match report without upsetting its balance".
Editor John Woodcock
Pages 1299
Price £7.95
Cyril Coote - a Cambridge legend
The man behind Fenner's peerless reputation, 1982
India: 1932-1982
A half-century of Test cricket, 1982
Ken Barrington - an appreciation
Premature death robs cricket of a favourite son, 1982
Mike Procter - a great allrounder
Some thoughts about modern captaincy
A leader has to earn the respect of the led, 1982
The career figures of W. G. Grace
The escalating effects of politics on cricket
Where there are differences, let there be reconciliation, 1982
Series included
Australia in England 1981: Botham's summer
England in West Indies, 1980-81
The Indians in Australia and New Zealand, 1980-81
The Indians in Australia and New Zealand, 1980-81
The New Zealanders in Australia, 1980-81
The West Indians in Pakistan, 1980-81
© John Wisden & Co
