The Cricinfo Guide to International Cricket 2008 is published in October each year. It focuses exclusively on international cricket, giving detailed profiles of every player expected to appear on the international stage during the next 12 months. 200 featured players get full-page treatment, with a photograph alongside a career summary in words, facts and figures. And to back up the profiles, there is also a quick-reference records section, compiled from Cricinfo's inexhaustible Statsguru database.
The Cricinfo Guide to International Cricket is edited by Steven Lynch, the former global editor of Cricinfo.com who still contributes the site's popular weekly "Ask Steven" question-and-answer column. He has worked for Wisden - the magazine, the website and the Almanack - for more than 20 years. His previous books include The Lord's Test and the Wisden Cricket Quiz Book.