Young_Wisden_Schools_Cricketer_of_the_Year

Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year

Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year

Annual cricket award in the United Kingdom

The Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year is a cricketer selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. The decision is based upon "his or her performances in school's cricket, as reported in Wisden".[1] Wisden has included details of schools cricket as far back as its second edition in 1865, when it carried an account of the match between Eton College and Harrow School.[2] In 1918 and 1919, as no first-class cricket was being played due to the First World War, the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year were chosen from public schools.[3][4] The first Young Wisden Cricketer of the Year was named in 2008, in the 144th edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, in an effort to "help raise the profile of schools cricket, especially at state schools."[1] The first winner was Jonny Bairstow of St Peter's School, York.[1]

The 2010 winner, Jos Buttler has made over 340 appearances for England.

The first eight winners of the award were all batsman. Douglas Henderson partially explained the reason for this in the 2010 edition of Wisden, pointing out that restrictions on young pace bowlers restricts them to bowling no more than 21 overs per day, therefore limiting their chances of taking many wickets.[5][lower-alpha 1] The first three recipients of the award; Bairstow, James Taylor and Jos Buttler have gone on to represent England in Test cricket.

No award was made for the 2020 season, as the school cricket programme was reduced by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. To compensate, Wisden compiled a notional list of winners from 1900 to 2006, which included a number of future Test cricketers.[7]

Winners

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See also

Notes

  1. The limit has since been reduced to 18 over per day.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Henderson, Douglas (2008). "Schools Cricket, 2007". In Berry, Scyld (ed.). Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 2008 (145 ed.). Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co. Ltd. p. 945. ISBN 978-1-905625-11-6.
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    "Wisden Almanack 1918". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
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    "Wisden Almanack 1919". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
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    Henderson, Douglas (2010). "Schools Cricket, 2009". In Berry, Scyld (ed.). Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 2010 (147 ed.). Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co. Ltd. pp. 934–936. ISBN 978-1-4081-2466-6.
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    "ECB Fast Bowling Directives". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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    Winder, Robert (2021). "Wisden Schools Cricketers of the Year". In Booth, Lawrence (ed.). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2021. London: John Wisden & Co Ltd. pp. 127–141. ISBN 978-1-4729-7547-8.
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    Henderson, Douglas (2009). "Schools Cricket, 2008". In Berry, Scyld (ed.). Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 2009 (146 ed.). Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co. Ltd. p. 907. ISBN 978-1-905625-16-1.
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    Henderson, Douglas (2011). "Schools Cricket, 2010". In Berry, Scyld (ed.). Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 2011 (148 ed.). Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co. Ltd. pp. 725–726. ISBN 978-1-4081-3130-5.
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    Henderson, Douglas (2012). "Schools Cricket, 2011". In Lawrence, Booth (ed.). Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 2012 (149 ed.). Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co. Ltd. pp. 725–726. ISBN 978-1-4081-5634-6.
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    Henderson, Douglas (2013). "Schools Cricket, 2012". In Lawrence, Booth (ed.). Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 2013 (150 ed.). Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co. Ltd. pp. 769–771. ISBN 978-1-4081-7565-1.
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    "Kohler-Cadmore scoops Wisden award after record season at Malvern College". Worcestershire County Cricket Club. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
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    "Wisden 2017 News Release". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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    "CRICKET: Former RGS pupil Teddie Casteron named Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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    "Wisden 2019 News Release". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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    "Wisden 2020 News Release". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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    Gardner, Ben (8 April 2020). "Who is Tawanda Muyeye, the Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year for 2019?". Wisden. Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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    Henderson, Douglas (2022). "Schools Cricket in 2021". In Booth, Lawrence (ed.). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2022. London: John Wisden & Co. pp. 790–792. ISBN 9781472991102.
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    Morris, Robert (2023). "Schools Cricket in 2022". In Booth, Lawrence (ed.). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2023. London: John Wisden & Co. pp. 770–772. ISBN 9781399406178.
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