| While Mr Charkin admits the Indian edition will not sell for the £45 price of the traditional almanack, the volumes are potentially vast. |
| Since the almanack was first published in 1948, it has been a must for cricket lovers. |
| This year's almanack cover contains two images – its famous woodcut of top-hatted toffs at the crease and Ben Stokes thumping a ball to the boundary, tattoos cascading from his Adidas-branded shirt sleeve. |
| Inside, one piece honours the docile days of pre-second world war cricket while another calls for day-night Tests, but then the almanack, for all its status as a historical authority, has long been a radical voice. |
| That, now, is what old Bowditch in his Epitome calls the zodiac, and what my almanack below calls ditto. |
| For example, searching for Nova-Scotia temperance almanack will produce different results than Nova Scotia almanack. |
