Indian Cricket (annual)
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Indian Cricket was a cricket yearbook published by The Hindu.
Indian Cricket was founded in 1946-47 under the editorship of S. K. Gurunathan [1] who continued in that role until his death twenty years later [2]. G. Viswanath served as the editor for the most recent issues.[3] Roughly modelled after the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, Indian Cricket covers India's domestic cricket matches and matches played by India abroad. It also contains a detailed statistics section on domestic cricket, India in Test cricket, a small section on Test cricket abroad and obituaries.[4] From the inception, it carried a section on five cricketers of the year[5]. From 1952, there has also been a special portrait section which profiles an ex-cricketer. [6]
The first edition was 104 pages long. [7] The 2004 edition ran into 1240 pages. No editions of Indian Cricket came out in 2005 and 2006.
[edit] Notes
- ^ K. N. Prabhu, Indian Cricket 1996, p.81 : "Indian Cricket's first issue was edited by Gurunathan who was a friend, philosopher and guide to this writer..."
- ^ Obituary of P. N. Sundaresan in Indian Cricket records than Sundaresan served as the editor from Gurunathan's death in 1966 until his own retirement in 1972
- ^ See the cover of the Indian Cricket 2004
- ^ See Indian Cricket 2004. Wisden_Cricketers'_Almanack#Typical_contents contains the listing of the typical contents of Wisden.
- ^ The complete list of Cricketers of the year
- ^ Indian Cricket 2004, p.17, contains the complete list of cricketers who got a special portrait.
- ^ Prabhu, p. 75
[edit] References
- K. N. Prabhu, 50 notout ... marches on (article on the 50 years of Indian Cricket), Indian Cricket 1996, pp. 75-81.
- Various volumes of Indian Cricket, particularly the 2004 edition.
- Cricketers of the year
