This is the 25th year (Silver Jubilee) of this well-established yearbook with details of over 450 county cricketers who either played first team cricket in 2004 or are contracted to the counties for 2005. The entries contain personal details provided by the players themselves plus their own opinions on the game and how it is managed. There are also individual playing records for the 2004 season and for their full career in first-class and one-day cricket. As ever there are comments from the players on the state of the game and this will cover the present controversy about the amount of county cricket and its relevance to the international game.