Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2008 hardcover rrp £40.00

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* Summer 2007: Four county cricketers tell their contrasting stories * Five Cricketers of the Year, plus the greatest five never chosen * Champions bow out: Brian Lara by Mike Atherton and Adam Gilchrist by Ian Healy * Andrew Strauss on "What Duncan did for us" * Bradman centenary: The person behind the legend * A celebration of cricket cartoons through the ages * The Leading Cricketer in the World

Is there anything left to say about Wisden? The 2008 issue has a new editor in Scyld Berry but apart from that, it's as you would expect.
The writers aren't slow in dishing out brickbats where due - the dreadful 2007 World Cup in particular, or praising things that work - the 2007 World Twenty 20.

The only abberation I have found is the missing attendance figure for the Friends Provident Trophy Final. What I've always found strange is that whilst gate figures are given for domestic Test Matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Cup games, they're missing from all other matches. Why not publish attendances for all domestic matches and those abroad, where known? Are they really that embarrassing?

The 1680 pages should keep you busy until the 2009 edition is out.