Playfair Cricket Annual
Playfair Cricket Annual is a compact annual about cricket that is published in the United Kingdom each April, just before the English cricket season is due to begin. It has been published every year since 1948. Its main purposes are to review the previous English season and to provide detailed career records and potted biographies of current players. It is produced in a "pocket-sized" format, being approximately 5×4 in (i.e., about 13×10 cm), so that it is a convenient size for carrying to cricket matches. The front cover of each edition has featured a photograph of a prominent current cricketer. There is a popular myth that this "honour" has a "hex" or "curse" associated with it, as the player featured then invariably has a poor season.
International cricket in 2019
The 2019 international cricket season is from May 2019 to September 2019. The 2019 Cricket World Cup in England and Wales is scheduled to take place during this time, starting on 30 May 2019. Currently, 11 Test matches, 78 One-day Internationals (ODIs) and 12 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) are scheduled to be played during this period.