John Wisden is widely known for launching the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1864.
New Delhi: Celebrating the 187th birthday of the English cricketer John Wisden, Google posted a doodle on its homepage. The doodle features John Wisden playing cricket. The letter L in the doodle has been replaced with a cricket pitch.
Born on September 5 1826, John Wisden played 187 first-class cricket matches for three English county cricket teams, Kent, Middlesex and Sussex. He is widely known for launching the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1864. It happened the year after he retired from first-class cricket.
John Wisden was said to be the best all-rounder of his days. People used to call him by the name "The Little Wonder". Wisden died of cancer in 1884. He was 57.
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