Wisden Cricketers of the Year

Hobbs was first recognised in 1909, but was selected a second time in 1926 to honour his breaking W. G. Grace's record of 126 first-class hundreds;[4] Warner was first honoured in 1904, but received a second award in 1921 for his last season in first-class cricket, when he led Middlesex to a County Championship win.

[4] John Wisden, cricketer and eponymous founder of the almanack, was featured in a special commemorative section in the Jubilee edition of the publication in 1913, 29 years posthumously.

[6] The oldest surviving recipient of the award is Neil Harvey (1954), which he became in February 2022 with the death of Sonny Ramadhin.

The longest that a recipient has lived after receiving the award is 77 years by Harry Calder (1918), who died in 1995.

Ten women have been chosen: Claire Taylor (2009), Charlotte Edwards (2014), Heather Knight (2018), Natalie Sciver (2018), Anya Shrubsole (2018), Tammy Beaumont (2019), Ellyse Perry (2020), Dane van Niekerk (2022), Harmanpreet Kaur (2023), and Ashleigh Gardner (2024).

George Lohmann an inaugural nominee, 1889
W.G. Grace , sole recipient of the honour, 1896
Jack Hobbs (l) and Herbert Sutcliffe . Hobbs was honoured in both 1909 and 1926, Sutcliffe in 1920.
Sir Donald Bradman , recognised in 1931
The Invincibles took all five awards in 1949; Don Tallon was their wicket-keeper .
Viv Richards , recognised in 1977
Imran Khan , recognised in 1983
Waqar Younis , recognised in 1992
Muttiah Muralitharan , recognised in 1999
Rahul Dravid , recognised in 2000
Adam Gilchrist , recognised in 2002
Claire Taylor , in 2009 became the first woman to be recognised
Kumar Sangakkara , recognised in 2012