1994
The 1994 Almanack was the first to be published since the title was bought by J Paul Getty, thus ensuring its future and, more importantly, independence. After his changes in his first year as editor, Matthew Engel kept alterations to a minimum and his Notes were guardedly optimistic, as cricket welcomed Zimbabwe and also showed signs of expansion around the world. He welcomed so-called neutral umpires, but deplored the introduction of TV replays for line decisions as a "disaster". But this was the year of Shane Warne's remarkable Ashes debut (that ball to a bewildered Mike Gatting) and England winning the World Cup at Lord's - the women, who had staged their own tournament two years before the men, giving English cricket something to smile about in a year when the men were routed by Australia.
Editor Matthew Engel
Pages 1424
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A scorer's view
The fabric of our professional game is being whittled away, 1994
A whole new world
David Richards's new empire at ICC, 1994
Before the interruption
Memories of South Africa in Test cricket, 1994
How the Welsh were won over
Glamorgan: a county for a country, 1994
Sri Lanka's great game
Colombo schoolboys steal limelight from Colombo Test, 1994
The giants depart
Botham, Richards, and Gower, 1994
Why we beat the Poms
England: inventors turned languishers, 1994
Series included
England in India and Sri Lanka, 1992-93
England in India and Sri Lanka, 1992-93
The Australians in England, 1993
The Australians in New Zealand, 1992-93
The Australians in Sri Lanka, 1992-93
The Indians in Zimbabwe and South Africa, 1992-93
The Indians in Zimbabwe and South Africa, 1992-93
The New Zealanders in Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, 1992-93
The New Zealanders in Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, 1992-93
The Pakistanis in Australia and New Zealand, 1992-93
The Pakistanis in the West Indies, 1992-93
The Pakistanis in Zimbabwe, 1992-93
The West Indians in Australia, 1992--93
The Zimbabweans in India, 1992-93
Total International Series, 1992-93
Wills Trophy, 1992-93
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