Wisden Cricketers of the Year

The Wisden Cricketers of the Year award is made annually in the pages of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack yearbook. The award is based primarily, although not exclusively, on the players' "influence on the previous English season". From 2000 to 2003, the award was made based on all cricket around the world, but this ended in 2004 when the Wisden Leading Cricketer of the World award was introduced.

Related Topics:
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack - Cricket - Wisden Leading Cricketer of the World

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Since 1926, and apart from the period from 1941 to 1946 when there was little first-class cricket due to the Second World War, five players have been named each year. This practice was usually, but not invariably, followed in earlier years. Only four players have been honoured individually: W. G. Grace (1896), John Wisden (1913), Plum Warner (1921) and Jack Hobbs (1926).

Related Topics:
1941 - 1946 - First-class cricket - Second World War - W. G. Grace - 1896 - John Wisden - 1913 - Plum Warner - 1921 - Jack Hobbs - 1926

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A player may receive the award only once in his career, although again this was not always the case in former years: Hobbs was given a second award in 1926 to honour his breaking W. G. Grace's record of 126 first-class hundreds, and Plum Warner received a second award for his last season in first-class cricket when he led Middlesex to a County Championship win.

Related Topics:
1926 - Plum Warner - Middlesex - County Championship

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