Young Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year

Jos Buttler keeping wicket
The 2010 winner, Jos Buttler has made over 100 appearances for England.

The Young Wisden 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]

As of 2015, every winner has been a 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 lots of 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.

Winners

Year Recipient School Reason(s) Ref
2008 Bairstow, JonnyJonny Bairstow St Peter's School, York In eight innings for St Peter's School, York in 2007, he scored three centuries, 654 runs with an average of 218.00. [1]
2009 Taylor, JamesJames Taylor Shrewsbury School Five years of consistently run-scoring for Shrewsbury School, culminating in 2008 when he scored 898 runs at an average of 179.60. He also played for England at the Under-19 World Cup. [7]
2010 Buttler, JosJos Buttler King's College, Taunton Scored 554 runs for King's College in 2009 at faster than a run-a-ball, and also played for Somerset, who included him in their squad for the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 competition in India, where he played against the eventual winners New South Wales Blues. [5]
2011 Vanderspar, WillWill Vanderspar Eton College Scored 1,286 runs for Eton College, and captained the school in 2010, finishing as the leading run scorer on the school's circuit. [8]
2012 Bell-Drummond, DanielDaniel Bell-Drummond Millfield, Street Scored 801 runs for Millfield at an average of 133.50 in 2011, with four centuries. [9]
2013 Abell, TomTom Abell Taunton School In eleven innings for Taunton School in 2012, he scored seven centuries, totalling 1,156 runs at an average of 192, and also took 19 wickets average of 15. [10]
2014 Kohler-Cadmore, TomTom Kohler-Cadmore Malvern College Scored 1,409 runs for Malvern College amassed three scores over 150 including a top score of 186 v Oundle and averaged over 100 in 2013, and also made his debut for Worcestershire, scoring 47 against Bangladesh A on his debut. [11]
2015 Budge, DylanDylan Budge Woodhouse Grove School, Leeds Scored 731 runs for Woodhouse at an average of 121 in 2014.

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Henderson, Douglas (2008). "Schools Cricket, 2007". In Berry, Scyld. Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 2008 (145 ed.). Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co. Ltd. p. 945. ISBN 978-1-905625-11-6.
  2. ↑ "The Young Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year". Wisden. John Wisden & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Wisden Almanack 1918". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  4. ↑ "Wisden Almanack 1919". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  5. 1 2 Henderson, Douglas (2010). "Schools Cricket, 2009". In Berry, Scyld. Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 2010 (147 ed.). Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co. Ltd. pp. 934–936. ISBN 978-1-4081-2466-6.
  6. ↑ "ECB Fast Bowling Directives". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  7. ↑ Henderson, Douglas (2009). "Schools Cricket, 2008". In Berry, Scyld. Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 2009 (146 ed.). Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co. Ltd. p. 907. ISBN 978-1-905625-16-1.
  8. ↑ Henderson, Douglas (2011). "Schools Cricket, 2010". In Berry, Scyld. Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 2011 (148 ed.). Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co. Ltd. pp. 725–726. ISBN 978-1-4081-3130-5.
  9. ↑ Henderson, Douglas (2012). "Schools Cricket, 2011". In Lawrence, Booth. Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 2012 (149 ed.). Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co. Ltd. pp. 725–726. ISBN 978-1-4081-5634-6.
  10. ↑ Henderson, Douglas (2013). "Schools Cricket, 2011". In Lawrence, Booth. Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 2013 (150 ed.). Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co. Ltd. pp. 769–771. ISBN 978-1-4081-7565-1.
  11. ↑ "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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