John Wisden
Founder of Wisden Cricketer's Almanack
Died when: 57 years 213 days (691 months)Star Sign: Virgo
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 is now best known for launching the eponymous Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1864, the year after he retired from first-class cricket.
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