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Last Price Update March 2025 : I have been collecting Wisdens for a while now and in 2005 set up this Website to pass on my Wisden experiences, this site was the first ever created on the internet to explain about Wisdens to the masses and it is regularly updated with valuable statistics to help every Wisden collector when needed, to enhance their set. This site includes a popular discussion forum (wisdenclub.com) which has kept me entertained since '05. Over time we were offered Wisdens from members and also people asked if we had any spares to fill gaps in their sets. This led to our online Wisden Catalogue and this evolved into our sister site wisdenauction.com (see 2013 Wisden, pages 50/51), we improved the look and feel of this site in August 2013 and have updated it year on year, Happy Collecting, Chris Ridler, Wisden Collector.
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Mission Statement "Our aim is to put our heart and soul into helping you complete your Wisden Collecting goals, providing free expert advice along the way"...1000+ Wisden Pictures can be seen below of our own Set & Sales
Our Sister Site www.wisdenauction.com has provided us with their sale values from Sept 2008 to End 2024. The image file is very large so have included one without images too. (You may be warned that they aren't secure documents but they are secure, just large & lots of data) No Images & With Images
Our full set is pictured below. For each year, you can study the pictures and see all the statistics/prices/values for that year on the 3 tabs : For Sale (available Wisdens), Recent Values Tab (Auction Prices), Statistics Tab (our valuation tool) - Just click on the text (e.g. XXXX Recent Values) under the pictures
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1868 Wisden - 5th Edition - Paperback - Front -
1868 Wisden - 5th Edition - Paperback - Rear -
1868 Wisden - 5th Edition - Paperback - Spine
| Images | All Items | Price | Bids | Ends |
 | 1868 Wisden Rebound without Covers - 5th Edition. | £3,250.00 | ||
 | Facsimile Wisden - 1868 - Lowe & Brydone (2nd Reprint) | £38.00 | ||
 | 1868 Willows Tan Reprint (4th Facs Reprint Edn of First 15) | £45.00 | ||
 | Facsimile Wisden - 1868 - Billings (1st Reprint) | £55.00 |
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One of the hard first fifteen to find, especially in Original form and with Original Covers.
If you have any comments to add regarding the 1868 Wisden, please contact us on wisdens@cridler.com and we will add them
I am currently reading my set and pop notes into the www.wisdenauction.com newsletter, here is a snippet of the write up from 1868 : G.Wootton seemed to be the bowler of the year, his name is everywhere but it was a bowler friendly year, MCC & Ground vs Surrey on May 27/28 scored 124and won by an innings & 12, Wootton taking an 8 for. On June 10th Wootton & Grace (WG) took 17 wickets between them for England vs Middlesex and won by an innings & 25 but then they played against each other for the North vs South (of the Thames) on June 17th Wootton took 13 wickets vs Grces 11, wootton bagged Grace twice but the reverse only occurred once (as was run out on the other occasion) , the south only scored 32 in the first innings but won by 27 runs ( 32&102 vs 61 & 46). They pitted there wits again against each other for Players vs Gentlemen , Gents winning by 8 wickets in another low scoring game (79&61 vs 87&55-2) ,Wootton was also seen umpiring MCC vs Norfolk , MCC vs Suffolk and Eton vs Harrow. He also played for Notts in the County games. : Please contact us for the full write up.
My 1868 Wisden, as pictured, is a paperback in 100% original form although a small amount of tape to the spine, tightly bound, I was amazed when i won this at auction in 2013 for just £5000.
In 2024 I uploaded the latest Picture of my Set.