The Cricketers' Who's Who 2026 is the essential guide to the new cricket season and is the must-read and much-loved accompaniment for anyone interested in the English game. The publication heralds the start of the county summer and it remains an indispensable reference volume with an interest in the english game.

The 47th edition tells you all you need to know about every player from all 18 first-class counties, as well as the contracted women's players. Close to 500 players have answered questions ranging from their worst cricketing cliche to their lives away from the game. There are profiles of all the head coaches, a look at how each county is shaping up for the new season, fixture lists for the England men's and women's teams and key information and dates for this summer's domestic competitions.

In the editorial notes, Benj Moorehead has remarked, "No shame in losing that men's T20 World Cup semi-final to India, of course. In fact, coming within seven of chasing 254 must rank as one of England's greatest batting performances in this format, with Jacob Bethell's mind-blowing hundred quite possibly the best by an Englishman in T20 cricket."

Despite England's 4-1 drubbing to Australia in the Test series, Moorehead believes "the truth is that the last four years have been some of the most thrilling and fascinating in the history of England Test cricket, emboldening the public image of the game's longest and greatest format in an age obsessed with brevity. It has challenged convention and stretched limits, all within the realm of Test cricket's unique tapestry. There have been astonishing chases, pulsating finishes and, yes, some hairbrained hacks too. We have been lucky to have it."

In her foreword, Annie Chave sings the praises of the domestic game and the increased prominence of women's county cricket. "The start of a new year is the time to plan my season's calendar, to identify the county grounds I've yet to visit, and to arrange my journeys to them. I'm not alone. There's a growing number of ground-hoppers who delight in discovering the new jewels that have been added or reinstated to the county scene. The increase in the number of outgrounds is a positive outcome of the generally regrettable demotion of the once-revered One-Day Cup to a development competition."

Over the years, The Cricketers' Who's Who, has been firmly established as an essential purchase, alongside Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, New Zealand Cricket Almanack and Playfair Cricket Annual. The latest edition of Cricketers' Who's Who, like all its predecessors, is a work to be regularly consulted and enjoyed.

A veritable mine of information with 672 pages of facts and figures covering all the present players, The Cricketers' Who's Who has become an indispensable to followers of the county game.