Complete
Timeline
| Edition | 17th Edition |
| Editor | George H. West |
| Pages | 236 |
| Edition | 18th Edition |
| Editor | George H. West |
| Pages | 240 |
| Notable Events | - The first Test match in England is played at the Oval in September 1880. W. G. Grace scores 152, England’s first Test century, as Australia are defeated by five wic
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| Edition | 19th Edition |
| Editor | George H. West |
| Pages | 224 |
| Edition | 20th Edition |
| Editor | George H. West |
| Pages | 304 |
| Notable Events | - In August 1882 the Orleans club makes the record score for any cricket in England, scoring 920 against Rickling Green.
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| Edition | 21st Edition |
| Editor | George H. West |
| Pages | 288 |
| Notable Events | - An England team captained by the Hon. Ivo Bligh recovers the Ashes in Australia in 1882-83.
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| Edition | 22nd Edition |
| Editor | George H. West |
| Pages | 312 |
| Notable Events | - John Wisden dies on April 5th, 1884
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| Edition | 23rd Edition |
| Editor | George H. West |
| Pages | 384 |
| Notable Events | - England retain the Ashes in Australia in 1884-85, winning the first five-Test series 3-2.
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| Edition | 24th Edition |
| Editor | Charles F. Pardon |
| Pages | 348 |
| Edition | 25th Edition |
| Editor | Charles F. Pardon |
| Pages | 412 |
| Edition | 26th Edition |
| Editor | Charles F. Pardon |
| Pages | 420 |
| Six Great Bowlers of the Year | J. Briggs, J. J. Ferris, G. A. Lohmann, R. Peel, C. T. B. Turner, S. M. J. Woods |
| Edition | 27th Edition |
| Editor | Charles F. Pardon |
| Pages | 376 |
| Nine Great Batsmen of the Year | R. Abel, W. Barnes, W. Gunn, L. Hall, R. Henderson, J. M. Read, A. Shrewsbury, F. H. Sugg, A. Ward | | Notable Events | - At Port Elizabeth in March 1889, South Africa stage their first Test match, losing to England by eight wickets.
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| Edition | 28th Edition |
| Editor | Sydney H. Pardon |
| Pages | 420 |
| Five Great Wicketkeepers | J. McC. Blackham, G. MacGregor, R. Pilling, M. Sherwin, H. Wood | | Notable Events | - Surrey win the first official County Championship, in 1890.
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| Edition | 29th Edition |
| Editor | Sydney Pardon |
| Pages | 412 |
| Five Great Bowlers | W. Attewell, J. T. Hearne, F. Martin, A. W. Mold, J. W. Sharpe | | Notable Events | - Somerset join the County Championship in 1891.
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| Edition | 30th Edition |
| Editor | Sydney Pardon |
| Pages | 448 |
| Five Batsmen of the Year | H. T. Hewett, L. C. H. Palairet, W. W. Read, S. W. Scott, A. E. Stoddart | | Notable Events | - Australia win the Ashes with a 2-1 series victory in Australia in 1891-92.
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| Edition | 31st Edition |
| Editor | Sydney Pardon |
| Pages | 488 |
| Five All-Round Cricketers | G. Giffen, A. Hearne, F. S. Jackson, G. H. S. Trott, E. Wainwright | | Notable Events | - England regain the Ashes, winning the 1893 series 1-0.
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| Edition | 32nd Edition |
| Editor | Sydney Pardon |
| Pages | 478 |
| Five Young Batsmen of the Season | W. Brockwell, J. T. Brown, C. B. Fry, T. W. Hayward, A. C. MacLaren |
| Edition | 33rd Edition |
| Editor | Sydney Pardon |
| Pages | 524 |
| Original Price | Limp 1/-; Cased 2/- |
| Notes | The first hardback edition was published | | Cricketer of the Year | W. G. Grace | | Notable Events | - In 1895, Derbyshire, Essex, Hampshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire enter the County Championship.
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| Edition | 34th Edition |
| Editor | Sydney H. Pardon |
| Pages | 528 |
| Five Cricketers of the Season | S. E. Gregory, A. A. Lilley, K. S. Ranjitsinhji, T. Richardson, H. Trumble | | Notable Events | - Yorkshire score 887 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in May 1896, still a County Championship record.
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| Edition | 35th Edition |
| Editor | Sydney Pardon |
| Pages | 546 |
| Five Cricketers of the Year | F. G. Bull, W. R. Cuttell, N. F. Druce, G. L. Jessop, J. R. Mason |
| Edition | 36th Edition |
| Editor | Sydney H. Pardon |
| Pages | 578 |
| Five Great Players of the Season | W. H. Lockwood, W. Rhodes, W. Storer, C. L. Townsend, A. E. Trott | | Notable Events | - Australia regain the Ashes with a 4-1 series victory in Australia in 1897-98
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