What is the England v Australia Ashes Origin Story? As we all know, the England v Australia rivalry in cricket goes back a long way but do you know the details of the Ashes Origin Story? The first test match between the two countries was in 1877 when James Lillywhite led an England team on […]
We’re eagerly awaiting the start of this year’s Ryder Cup. We’ve been testing ourselves – and failing – on what we know about its history. So we did a bit of digging and here’s what we found: Samuel Ryder originally sponsored the Ryder Cup after watching a friendly transatlantic match at Wentworth in 1926. Ryder […]
All the first 15 Wisdens are scarce with the first edition of 1864 and the 1875 edition considered the rarest. Most original copies have been rebound, the majority without their original salmon pink wrappers.
Various facsimile editions have been produced in the last half century making a full set obtainable for collectors with smaller pockets.