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WISDEN REPLACEMENT DUST JACKET 1981

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Wisden introduced dust jackets in 1965, but until they were laminated in 1993 they were not especially hard-wearing. This laminated jacket can either replace one that is lost or protect an existing one.

Date:1981
Code: 30579
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Wisden 1981

Year1981
Edition118th Edition
EditorJohn Woodcock
Pages1235
Five Cricketers of the YearK. 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.
  • Ian Botham scores 114 and takes 13 wickets as England win the Golden Jubilee Test against India at Bombay.
  • In a notably bad-tempered series New Zealand beat West Indies 1–0 in 1979-80 after winning the Dunedin Test by one wicket. It was New Zealand’s first series victory at home and West Indies’ last defeat in any Test series until 1994-95.
  • The 1980 “Centenary Test” is played at Lord’s to mark 100 years of Test cricket in England. Rain spoils the game, which was also marred by a clash between angry MCC members and the umpires after a lengthy stoppage.
  • John Arlott makes his last radio commentary at the Centenary Test.