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The Wisden Cricket Photograph of the Year Competition: Previous winners

by Wisden Staff 2 minute read

The Wisden Cricket Photograph of the Year competition was launched back in 2010, with the top three entries in the 2021 competition featuring in the 2022 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.

David Gray was the winner in 2021 after capturing an image of Jos Buttler leaping high over the head of a cowering Steve Smith during his match-winning innings of 71 not out in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Here is a look back at all the previous winners of the competition:

2010

England celebrate the dismissal of Brad Haddin in the 2010 Adelaide Ashes Test. Scott Barbour

2011

Children play cricket on Marina Beach in Chennai. Shanth Kumar

2012

Zimbabwe wicketkeeper Tatenda Taibu in action against New Zealand. Anthony Au-Yeung

2013

Sachin Tendulkar walks out to bat for India – for the final time. Atul Kamble

2014

Dwayne Bravo flies at the 2014 World T20. Matthew Lewis

2015

Craig Simmons breaks his bat in the Big Bash League. Robert Cianflone

2016

Boys play cricket in Srinagar, Kashmir. Saqib Majeed

2017

Katherine Brunt takes a selfie with her teammates after England beat India at Lord’s in the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup final. Stu Forster

2018

Moises Henriques leaps to dismiss Nick Larkin in the Big Bash League. Phil Hillyard

2019

Ben Stokes celebrates after England beat Australia at Headingley. Gareth Copley

2020

Steve Waugh was the 2020 winner for this image of children playing cricket among sand dunes near Osian, in India

2021

Australian David Gray’s image of Jos Buttler leaping high over the head of a cowering Steve Smith during his match-winning innings of 71 not out in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between England and Australia at Dubai on October 30, 2021, was judged the winner. The judges felt this photo perfectly captured the athleticism, excitement and pace of T20 cricket.

2022

Matthew Lewis was judged the winner for this photo of Nottinghamshire players and coaching staff caught in a Trent Bridge blizzard.

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