 Between 1948 and 1962 the annual was a larger size, 4¾×7¼ in (12×18 cm) and had a different style, being printed on glossy paper and including numerous photographs.In 1962 the Playfair titles were acquired by Dickens Press which had just published "The Cricket Annual", edited by Roy Webber.In 1963, Dickens published a new style "Playfair Cricket Annual", keeping the same name but basing the size, format and price on "The Cricket Annual".