Or try to keep a dry eye upon reading which animal Mason Crane would choose to be: “A tortoise, because they are always home.

Like Afridi, Kagiso Rabada broke onto the international scene at a young age and has never looked back. He averages over 60 in Test cricket, and while a relatively limited white-ball player, he possesses a great record in ODIs. In Tests, he possesses the control and swing to control the scoring and keep batters under pressure. The 44th edition tells you all you need to know about every player from all 18 counties and includes an expanded women's section to take in the new female cricketers who turned professional last year as well as the England Women squad.The 160th edition of the most famous sports book in the world – published every year since 1864 – contains some of the world’s finest sports writing. In an early preface he thanked a “Mr Bill Smith FRPS” for personally taking nearly all the photographs.

He is the best T20 batsman on the planet, but has just 20 ODIs to his name and has never played in a Test. It is a book of three parts: comment; record; and delightful minutiae, which always brings the most cheer. The annual tome of player profiles, stats and anecdotes pored over by fans and players alike is now on its 43rd edition.

Or we’d open it just to see who’s had the dodgiest haircut or to read out some of the amusing comments. While not spinning the ball significantly, Rashid Khan’s leggies have become one of the most effective weapons in white-ball cricket.

As usual, Wisden includes the eagerly awaited Notes by the Editor, the Cricketers of the Year awards, and the obituaries. Kent’s Darren Stevens is invariably cited by fellow players in The Cricketer’s’ Who’s Who as the bowler they would least like to face.The 43rd edition of The Cricketers’ Who’s Who tells you all you need to know about every player from all 18 counties, as well as the contracted women’s players. Pre-purchased Restaurant Six gift vouchers can only be redeemed in person when dining within the establishment, within the outlined timeframe stated on the voucher.