John Wisden
Cricket Player
1826 – 1884
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Who was John Wisden?
John Wisden was an English cricketer who played 187 first-class cricket matches for three English county cricket teams, Kent, Middlesex and Sussex. He is now best known for launching the eponymous Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1864, the year after he retired from first-class cricket.
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- Born
- Sep 5, 1826
Brighton - Also known as
- The Little Wonder
- Cardinal
- Parents
- Ethnicity
- English people
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Lived in
- London
- Died
- Apr 5, 1884
Westminster - Resting place
- Brompton Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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