Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

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annual publication cricket reference book sports almanac

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack is an annual cricket reference book, first published in 1864, widely regarded as the sport’s most authoritative and prestigious chronicle.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack canonical	6
Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack	3
The Little Wonder: The Remarkable History of Wisden	2
Wisden	1
the Bible of Cricket	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5737821 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Context triple: [Wisden Cricketer of the Year, presentedBy, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]

A. Robert Wisden
Robert Wisden is a Canadian actor known for his character roles in film and television, including a supporting part in the superhero film "Watchmen."
B. Wisden Cricketer of the Year
Wisden Cricketer of the Year is one of the most prestigious annual cricket honors awarded by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack to players for outstanding performances in the English cricket season.
C. The Ashes
The Ashes is a historic Test cricket series played between England and Australia and is one of the sport’s most famous and fiercely contested rivalries.
D. "More Than a Game: The Story of Cricket's Early Years"
"More Than a Game: The Story of Cricket's Early Years" is a historical book by former UK Prime Minister John Major that explores the origins and early development of the sport of cricket.
E. England and Wales Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board is the national governing body responsible for overseeing professional and recreational cricket in England and Wales, including organizing major competitions and managing the England national teams.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Target entity description: Wisden Cricketers' Almanack is an annual cricket reference book, first published in 1864, widely regarded as the sport’s most authoritative and prestigious chronicle.

A. Robert Wisden
Robert Wisden is a Canadian actor known for his character roles in film and television, including a supporting part in the superhero film "Watchmen."
B. Wisden Cricketer of the Year
Wisden Cricketer of the Year is one of the most prestigious annual cricket honors awarded by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack to players for outstanding performances in the English cricket season.
C. The Ashes
The Ashes is a historic Test cricket series played between England and Australia and is one of the sport’s most famous and fiercely contested rivalries.
D. "More Than a Game: The Story of Cricket's Early Years"
"More Than a Game: The Story of Cricket's Early Years" is a historical book by former UK Prime Minister John Major that explores the origins and early development of the sport of cricket.
E. England and Wales Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board is the national governing body responsible for overseeing professional and recreational cricket in England and Wales, including organizing major competitions and managing the England national teams.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual publication ⓘ cricket reference book ⓘ sports almanac ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Wisden ⓘ linked to: Wisden Cricketers' Almanack the Bible of Cricket ⓘ linked to: Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
basedIn	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
continuity	published annually without interruption since 1864 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
coversRegion	English domestic cricket ⓘ international cricket ⓘ
describedAs	the sport’s most authoritative and prestigious chronicle ⓘ
fieldOfUse	cricket history ⓘ cricket statistics ⓘ
firstPublished	1864 ⓘ
founder	John Wisden ⓘ
genre	sports reference ⓘ
hasCategory	Cricket books ⓘ Publications established in 1864 ⓘ Sports annuals ⓘ
hasDigitalVersion	yes ⓘ
hasEdition	annual numbered edition ⓘ
hasFormat	hardback ⓘ paperback ⓘ
hasISSN	0511-9037 ⓘ
hasReputation	authoritative source on cricket ⓘ prestigious cricket publication ⓘ
includesSection	Wisden Cricketers of the Year ⓘ linked to: Wisden Cricketer of the Year essays ⓘ laws of cricket ⓘ match reports ⓘ obituaries ⓘ records ⓘ statistics ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
namedAfter	John Wisden ⓘ
notableFor	annual awards for cricketers ⓘ comprehensive cricket statistics ⓘ historical records of cricket ⓘ
publicationFrequency	annual ⓘ
publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing ⓘ John Wisden & Co. ⓘ
startYearOfPublication	1864 ⓘ
subject	cricket ⓘ
targetAudience	cricket fans ⓘ sports historians ⓘ statisticians ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wisden Cricketer of the Year → presentedBy → Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ⓘ

Wisden Cricketer of the Year → appearsInPublication → Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ⓘ

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack → alsoKnownAs → Wisden ⓘ