The 59th edition of Playfair reviews England`s 2005 series against Australia and Bangladesh, as well as the Winter tour of Pakistan.

The book is packed with all the essential information required to follow events on the cricket field, with unrivalled up-to-the-minute statistical detail on all first-class players registered in the UK.

The highlights of the 2005 season are fully covered and there is a preview of the 2007 World Cup, as well as fixture lists for the coming season.

Bill Frindall is the world's leading cricket statistician, and is now the longest-serving member of the BBC's Test Match special team, for whom he has scored every home Test since 1966.