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| Edition | 117th Edition |
| Editor | Norman Preston |
| Pages | 1263 |
| Five Cricketers of the Year | J. Garner, S. M. Gavaskar, G. A. Gooch, D. W. Randall, B. C. Rose | | Notable Events | - In September 1978 India tour Pakistan for the first series between the two neighbours since 1961-62. Pakistan wins the three-Test series 2-0.
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| Edition | 118th Edition |
| Editor | John Woodcock |
| Pages | 1235 |
| Five Cricketers of the Year | K. J. Hughes, R. D. Jackman, A. J. Lamb, C. E. B. Rice, V. A. P. van der Bijl | | Notable Events | - A year after retaining the Ashes England return to Australia for a three-Test series for which the Ashes are not at stake. Australia, with its Packer players back in the team, wins all three Tests.
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| Edition | 119th Edition |
| Editor | John Woodcock |
| Pages | 1311 |
| Five Cricketers of the Year | T. M. Alderman, A. R. Border, R. J. Hadlee, Javed Miandad, R. W. Marsh | | Notable Events | - With New Zealand needing six to win a one-day international at Melbourne, Australia’s captain Greg Chappell instructs his brother, Trevor, to roll the last ball along the ground to ensure victory. The resulting controversy causes a change in the regulations to avoid a repeat.
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| Edition | 120th Edition |
| Editor | John Woodcock |
| Pages | 1347 |
| Five Cricketers of the Year | Imran Khan, T. E. Jesty, A. I. Kallicharran, Kapil Dev, M. D. Marshall | | Notable Events | - Sri Lanka play their inaugural Test match in February 1982, losing to England by seven wickets in Colombo.
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| Edition | 121st Edition |
| Editor | John Woodcock |
| Pages | 1307 |
| Five Cricketers of the Year | M. Amarnath, J. V. Coney, J. E. Emburey, M. W. Gatting, C. L. Smith | | Notable Events | - Zaheer Abbas scores his 100th first-class century in December 1982.
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| Edition | 122nd Edition |
| Editor | John Woodcock |
| Pages | 1298 |
| Five Cricketers of the Year | M. D. Crowe, H. A. Gomes, G. W. Humpage, J. Simmons, S. Wettimuny | | Notable Events | - New Zealand win their first Test series victory over England after bowling them out for 82 and 93 in Christchurch in February 1984.
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| Edition | 123rd Edition |
| Editor | John Woodcock |
| Pages | 1314 |
| Five Cricketers of the Year | P. Bainbridge, R. M. Ellison, C. J. McDermott, N. V. Radford, R. T. Robinson | | Notable Events | - England, having lost the first Test, win their 1984-85 Test series in India 2–1.
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| Edition | 124th Edition |
| Editor | Graeme Wright |
| Pages | 1311 |
| Five Cricketers of the Year | J. H. Childs, G. A. Hick, D. B. Vengsarkar, C. A. Walsh, J. J. Whitaker | | Notable Events | - In September 1985 Sri Lanka record their first Test win, beating India in Colombo.
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| Edition | 125th Edition |
| Editor | Graeme Wright |
| Pages | 1314 |
| Five Cricketers of the Year | J. P. Agnew, N. A. Foster, D. P. Hughes, P. M. Roebuck, Salim Malik | | Notable Events | - England retain the Ashes, winning the 1986-87 series 2–1 in Australia.
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| Edition | 126th Edition |
| Editor | Graeme Wright |
| Pages | 1283 |
| Five Cricketers of the Year | K. J. Barnett, P. J. L. Dujon, P. A. Neale, F. D. Stephenson, S. R. Waugh | | Notable Events | - A heated argument between the England captain, Mike Gatting, and the Pakistani umpire Shakoor Rana causes a day’s play to be lost in the December 1987 Faisalabad Test.
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| Edition | 127th Edition |
| Editor | Graeme Wright |
| Pages | 1318 |
| Five Cricketers of the Year | S. J. Cook, D. M. Jones, R. C. Russell, R. A. Smith, M. A. Taylor | | Notable Events | - Viv Richards scores his 100th first-class century in November 1988.
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| Edition | 128th Edition |
| Editor | Graeme Wright |
| Pages | 1382 |
| Five Cricketers of the Year | M. A. Atherton, M. Azharuddin, A. R. Butcher, D. L. Haynes, M. E. Waugh | | Notable Events | - In November 1989 Sachin Tendulkar makes his Test debut for India in Pakistan, aged 16 years 205 days.
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| Edition | 129th Edition |
| Editor | Graeme Wright |
| Pages | 1362 |
| Five Cricketers of the Year | C. E. L. Ambrose, P. A. J. DeFreitas, A. A. Donald, R. B. Richardson, Waqar Younis | | Notable Events | - Australia retain the Ashes, winning the 1990-91 series 3-0 in Australia.
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| Edition | 130th Edition |
| Editor | Matthew Engel |
| Pages | 1394 |
| Notes | Sir Paul Getty, cricket-loving American billionaire, buys John Wisden & Co | | Five Cricketers of the Year | N. E. Briers, M. D. Moxon, I. D. K. Salisbury, A. J. Stewart, Wasim Akram | | Notable Events | - In November 1991 South Africa play three one-day internationals in India to mark their return to official international cricket after an absence of more than 21 years.
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| Edition | 131st Edition |
| Editor | Matthew Engel |
| Pages | 1446 |
| Five Cricketers of the Year | D. C. Boon, I. A. Healy, M. G. Hughes, S. K. Warne, S. L. Watkin | | Notable Events | - In October 1992 Zimbabwe play their inaugural Test match against India at Harare. The match is drawn.
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| Edition | 132nd Edition |
| Editor | Matthew Engel |
| Pages | 1444 |
| Notes | The first leather-bound edition is published (limited to 100 editions) | | Five Cricketers of the Year | B. C. Lara, D. E. Malcolm, T. A. Munton, S. J. Rhodes, K. C. Wessels | | Notable Events | - In April 1994 Brian Lara breaks the Test record with 375 in the final Test in Antigua. Just five weeks later, Lara beats the first-class record with 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston.
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| Edition | 133rd Edition |
| Editor | Matthew Engel |
| Pages | 1460 |
| Notes | Leather-bound (150 limit) | | Five Cricketers of the Year | D. G. Cork, P. A. de Silva, A. R. C. Fraser, A. Kumble, D. A. Reeve | | Notable Events | - Australia retain the Ashes, winning the 1994-95 series 3-1 in Australia.
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| Edition | 134th Edition |
| Editor | Matthew Engel |
| Pages | 1460 |
| Five Cricketers of the Year | S. T. Jayasuriya, Mushtaq Ahmed, Saeed Anwar, P. V. Simmons, S. R. Tendulkar | | Notable Events | - Sri Lanka win the sixth World Cup, beating Australia by seven wickets in the final in Lahore in March 1996.
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| Edition | 135th Edition |
| Editor | Matthew Engel |
| Pages | 1492 |
| Five Cricketers of the Year | M. T. G. Elliott, S. G. Law, G. D. McGrath, M. P. Maynard, G. P. Thorpe | | Notable Events | - In December 1996 Zimbabwe’s first Test against England at home, at Bulawayo, ends with the scores level.
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| Edition | 136th Edition |
| Editor | Matthew Engel |
| Pages | 1550 |
| Five Cricketers of the Year | I.D. Austin, D. Gough, M. Muralitharan, A. Ranatunga, J. N. Rhodes | | Notable Events | - In January 1998 the first Test between West Indies and England in Jamaica is abandoned after 56 minutes when the pitch is deemed unsafe. West Indies win the series 3-1 to retain the Wisden Trophy for the 13th consecutive series.
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