To which is added the Laws of the game, with the latest alterations, and some brief remarks upon fifty of the most celebrated gentlemen and players in England.
The third edition (1850) added a section on cricket grounds, expanded the biographies, and had three pages of batting and bowling averages for the 1849 season.
It was only from the fourth edition (1851) that the Guide took on its standard format with a more detailed 'Review of the Season,' i.e., of 1850, and became like a modern cricket annual.
This consisted of the names of the two teams, the venue, and the date of the match plus the innings totals and results.
[3] Such was the rarity of this edition that Thomas Padwick wrote out the whole 230 pages by hand because he was unable to acquire a copy.