Wisden Cricketers of the Year: A Celebration of Cricket’s Greatest Players

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Nine Great Batsmen of the Year R Abel, W Barnes, W Gunn, L Hall, R Henderson, JM Read, A Shrewsbury snr, FH Sugg, A Ward.

Bumrah was a star performer for India in their visit to England last summer. Contributing with both bat and ball in India’s historic win at Lord’s, he also produced a match-winning spell of bowling at The Oval. The latter gave India a 2-1 lead in the series that is to be concluded in July this year. An award for the Wisden Book of the Year was inaugurated in the 2003 edition. The winners have been:

Foakes was part of an England Test side that had an unprecedented home Test summer. They won six out of their seven Test matches and underwent a remarkable transformation under Brendon McCullum and Stokes. He was a crucial part of two of those wins, the first against New Zealand at Lord’s where he guided England home alongside Joe Root after coming in at five down with 118 still needed to win. Three months later at Old Trafford, he added 173 with Ben Stokes to level the series against South Africa, scoring his second Test century. Blundell’s efforts in that series were only second to Mitchell’s, who scored 538 runs in the series at an average of 107. He became the 15th New Zealand men’s player to score a Test century at Lord’s, putting on a record 236-run partnership with Blundell, before going on to score 190 in Nottingham. A third century came in Leeds, making Mitchell the fifth New Zealand player to score hundreds in three successive Tests. Only Graham Gooch has scored more runs in a three-match Test series in England, and only he and Don Bradman have scored centuries in each of their first three Tests of a series in England as visiting batters.

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The rescheduled fifth Test, which was postponed after India withdrew over Covid-19 concerns in September, will take place on 1-5 July. must have practised yoga. His fingers were wonderfully supple too, and part of his theatricality was fizzing the ball from one hand to the other before In more recent years sales of the 2006 edition exceeded 50,000 in total. [21] The size of the print run was based on the publisher's belief that England's successful Ashes campaign the previous summer would attract considerable public interest. In Manchester, England – one down with two to play – were 147-5 in reply to South Africa’s 151, when he joined forces with the new captain. They consolidated, before Stokes accelerated. “I was outscoring him until 40 or so. Then he had a hundred when I had about 60. He’s got that extra level. It was amazing to watch.” Foakes finished unbeaten on 113, helping England to a decisive lead of 264.

was ball-tampering in a match against England in 2006. As a result of that botched, mishandled and in truth rather absurd affair, Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice, Volume 2 (illustrateded.). ABC-CLIO. p.215. ISBN 978-1-59884-300-2 . Retrieved 8 September 2018.Now he wants to expand his game, and admits he’s an “old-school batter”. He adds, with a winsome grin: “I almost conflict with Bazball a bit.” England fans, you suspect, would prefer him to stay as he is: reassuring and elegant, on both sides of the stumps. Ben Foakes is used to the best seat in the house, though usually from behind the stumps. In 2022, the most memorable views came while batting, as he helped Joe Root and Ben Stokes secure a pair of Test wins that shaped an unprecedented summer. Against New Zealand at Lord’s, Foakes had joined Root with England five down and 118 short of victory, and unfussily saw them home. Nearly three months later at Old Trafford, he and Stokes added 173 to help level the series against South Africa. He had come of age. Blundell showcased exceptional batting prowess during New Zealand's Test matches in England last summer, accumulating a remarkable total of 383 runs. His standout performance came at Trent Bridge, where he notched up a century that displayed his skill and resilience. Additionally, Blundell's contributions extended beyond that match, as he scored an impressive 96 in the second innings of the preceding Test at Lord's and an unbeaten 88 in the final match held in Leeds. 5. Matthew Potts The 29-year-old broke the record for the most runs scored in a calendar year across all T20 matches (2,036) and in T20 internationals (1,326) in 2021.

Yadav became only the second player to score 1,000 T20I runs in a calendar year in 2022. He also scored two centuries in the format, against England in Nottingham and New Zealand at Mount Maunganui. The most remarkable part of his year, however, was his strike rate, which sits at an incredible 187.43 from 31 innings. Conway made history by becoming the first person to score a double hundred on Test debut in England. The 29-year-old then followed up this innings with an 80 at Edgbaston that helped set up New Zealand’s first series victory in England in 22 years.

India's fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and opener Rohit Sharma, New Zealand batter Devon Conway and South Africa women's captain Dane van Niekerk join Robinson on the 2021 list. Potts left the pitch that day with career-best figures of 7-40, a Durham victory, and the conviction of one of his team-mates, the freshly appointed Test captain Ben Stokes, that he had both the heart and headstrong nature to be part of his new England. “Stokesy said to me: ‘The moment you pushed through that barrier, I knew you had to play, because it’s exactly what I would have done.’” Conway hit a double century on his Test debut against England in June, before making a crucial 80 in the second Test as New Zealand secured their first series win in England since 1999. Bloomsbury launches Wisden into India – 10/10/11 – Corporate and Investor Relations". Bloomsbury.com. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019 . Retrieved 25 September 2019. For his voracious appetite for runs: in 2018, four of his six centuries reached 150, and he averaged 139.