The West Indies Cricket Annual
cricket annual
The West Indies Cricket Annual was a cricket annual published from 1970 to 1991 which covered cricket in the West Indies and by West Indian teams overseas. It was the first annual to cover all aspects of West Indies cricket in detail. All 22 editions were edited by Tony Cozier. Most of the photographs taken by cricket journalist Gordon Brooks have featured in the magazine.
It was generally A4 size although the height varied a little over the years. Most editions were 88 pages although this varied from 84 to 96 pages. The exception was the 1972 edition which had only 68 pages.
From 1978 to 1982 and from 1984 to 1991 the publication was called The Benson & Hedges West Indies Cricket Annual.
It was succeeded by the Caribbean Cricket Quarterly.
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The content varied somewhat over the years but the typical contents are given below.
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