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John Wisden

John Wisden, English cricketer and businessman (died 1884)

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Born
September 5, 1826
Died
April 5, 1884
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1826

About 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. John Wisden (5 September 1826 – 5 April 1884) was an English cricketer who played 187 first-class cricket matches for three English county cricket teams, Kent, Middlesex and Sussex. He attended Brighton's Middle Street School (formerly the Royal Union School, founded as a charity school in 1805). In July 1845, aged 18, only 5 ft 4 in and weighing just 7 stone (44 kg), he made his first-class debut for Sussex against MCC, taking 6 wickets in the first innings and three in the second.

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John Wisden timeline

  1. He attended Brighton's Middle Street School (formerly the Royal Union School, founded as a charity school in 1805).
  2. John Wisden (5 September 1826 – 5 April 1884) was an English cricketer who played 187 first-class cricket matches for three English county cricket teams, Kent, Middlesex and Sussex.
  3. In July 1845, aged 18, only 5 ft 4 in and weighing just 7 stone (44 kg), he made his first-class debut for Sussex against MCC, taking 6 wickets in the first innings and three in the second.
  4. He is now best known for launching the eponymous Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1864, the year after he retired from first-class cricket.

The world when John Wisden was born

John Wisden was born in 1826. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineJohn Adams and Thomas Jefferson both die on July 4
  • Technology milestoneFirst photograph (heliograph) by Nicéphore Niépce
  • World population~1.06B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn Quincy Adams
  • U.S. population11.3M

1826 versus 2026

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Measure18262026
Population11.3M341 million

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