Main competition winner - Quinn Rooney, Getty Images. Supported by almost all his Australian colleagues, Nathan Lyon appeals for Ibw against India's Mohammed Siraj at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 30. Umpire Michael Gough (and DRS) agree, and Australia win the Fourth Test, to go 2-1 up in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Main competition runner up - Stu Forster, Getty Images. At Multan on October 17, England's Harry Brook adopts the direct approach, and uses the sweat from Jack Leach's forehead to help shine the ball. Pakistan go on to win, however, levelling the series after two Tests.
Main competition runner up - Chris Whiteoak, The National. Rachel Andrew of Vanuatu celebrates the dismissal of Kavisha Egodage in a T20 World Cup Qualifier against the United Arab Emirates played at Abu Dhabi on May 3. Andrew's team-mate is Valenta Langiatu.
Main competition shortlist - Philip Brown. Ollie Pope of England dives but drops a catch from the bat of Kane Williamson as bowler Ben Stokes looks on during the Third Test Match in the series between New Zealand and England at Seddon Park on December 16, 2024 in Hamilton, New Zealand.
Main competition shortlist - Indranil Mukherjee, freelance. Virat Kohli (heading left) walks to the middle after the dismissal of fellow Indian batter Shubman Gill at Mumbai on November 3. New Zealand claimed a stunning 3-0 series victory.
Main competition shortlist - Nigel Parker, freelance. Nottinghamshire's Haseeb Hameed is cleaned up by Daryn Dupavillon of Derbyshire in a Second XI T20 game at Worksop College on June 4.
Main competition shortlist - Gareth Copley, Getty Images. England captain Ben Stokes peers round a door at Nottingham's Trent Bridge, where Stuart Broad was present for the renaming of the Pavilion End in his honour. The ceremony was on July 18.
Main competition shortlist - Darrian Traynor, Getty Images. West Indies' Andre Russell athletically fields off his own bowling during the T20 World Cup. West Indies defeated New Zealand by 12 runs at Jarouba (Trinidad and Tobago) on June 12.
Main competition shortlist - Andrew Boyers, Action Images England's Lauren Bell runs in to bowl against New Zealand at The Kia Oval, July 13. England won by seven wickets.
Main competition shortlist - Harry Trump, Getty Images. Syd Lawrence, Gloucestershire's president, is handed the T20 Blast trophy by James Bracey shortly after their county beat Somerset at Edgbaston on September 14; Lawrence is suffering from motor neurone disease.
Amateur competition winner - Rajan Topiwala. India host England at the imperious Dharamsala ground, March 7. The last Test of the five-match series is claimed by India, but the game is remembered for James Anderson taking his 700th Test wicket.
Amateur competition runner up - Stephen Nicholls. Eighteen-year-old Dom Kelly relishes completing the hat-trick that seals victory over Derbyshire in a Metro Bank 50-over game at the Utilita Bowl, Southampton, on August 7.
Amateur competition runner up - Abdullah Mahfuz. At Mymensingh in northern Bangladesh, men hack at a tree used as a rough- and-ready wicket, making a game of cricket difficult for Usman and his friends.