Quinn Rooney wins the 2024 Wisden Photograph of the Year competition

• The winning photographer is awarded £1,000; two runners-up each receive £400.
• The three winning pictures feature in the 2025 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, and will be on display in the gallery beneath the Galadari Stand at The Kia Oval, alongside eight other shortlisted images.
• The amateur competition, in association with Flashback Cameras, was won by Rajan Topiwala for his photo of the Dharamsala ground during the India v England Test match in March 2024. The winner and two runners-up each receive a Flashback camera.

Quinn Rooney’s photo of Nathan Lyon – and almost all of his Australian colleagues – appealing for lbw against India’s Mohammed Siraj at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 30, 2024, is today announced as the Wisden Photograph of the Year. When umpire Michael Gough (and DRS) confirmed the wicket, Australia had won the Fourth Test, to go 2–1 up in the Border–Gavaskar Trophy.

The acclaimed cricket photographer, Patrick Eagar, who was on the expert panel of judges, said: “The Royal Ballet could hardly do better. The Aussie ensemble is impeccable, probably to a chorus of Howzaat! The photographer [Quinn Rooney] has done brilliantly, timing being such an important part in achieving this sort of shot. The composition takes a bit of beating too. A worthy winner.”

Quinn Rooney has been a professional cricket photographer since 2005 – working for Getty Images for the past 19 years, and covering more than 40 Australian Tests.

“What an amazing honour to win the Wisden Photograph of the Year!” said Rooney. “Australia needed seven wickets in the final session of the last day to beat India. And with the last pair at the crease, Nathan Lyon was bowling the 80th over to a packed field. I knew the new ball was likely to take for the next, so I was praying for a wicket before the fielders retreated further from the bat. Luckily, the whole team turned and appealed for the lbw – which won them the match.”

The runners-up are:

• Stu Forster’s image of England’s Harry Brook using the sweat from Jack Leach’s forehead to help shine the ball at Multan on October 17, 2024.
• Chris Whiteoak’s photo of Vanuatu’s Rachel Andrew and team-mate Valenta Langiatu celebrating a wicket in a T20 World Cup Qualifier against the United Arab Emirates, at Abu Dhabi on May 3.

The winning entries feature in the 2025 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack – published on April 24, 2025. They, plus the other eight on the shortlist, are on display for 12 months at The Kia Oval in London.

The winner of the amateur competition, in association with Flashback Cameras, is Rajan Topiwala’s photo of the majestic Dharamsala ground, overlooked by the Dhauladhar mountain range. It was taken during the Fifth India v England Test, in March 2024. The runners-up were Stephen Nicholls and Abdullah Almahfuz. All three amateur photographers receive a Flashback Camera.

The 2024 competition attracted hundreds of entries from around the world. In addition to Patrick Eagar, the judges were the former chief sports photographer of The Sunday Times, Chris Smith; the former art director of The Cricketer, Nigel Davies; and the former MCC filming and photography manager, Clare Adams.

Notes to editors:

The winning image, the two runners-up and the eight shortlisted images are all available for hi-res download from: https://photos.app.goo.gl/rN2JSRgHerqBtfrH7

(All credit and caption details can also be found in this folder. All images were taken in 2024.)

These images can be reproduced for editorial purposes subject to being clearly captioned as the winning image (or runner-up, as applicable) in the Wisden Cricket Photograph of the Year 2024 competition.

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CREDIT DETAILS FOR THE WINNING AND SHORTLISTED IMAGES:

Winner: Quinn Rooney (Getty Images)

Supported by almost all his Australian colleagues, Nathan Lyon appeals for lbw 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 lead 2–1 in the Border–Gavaskar Trophy.

Joint 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.

Joint 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.

Shortlisted: 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.

Shortlisted: Philip Brown, Popperfoto/Getty Images

Ollie Pope does his level best, but New Zealand’s Kane Williamson survives a tough chance; the unlucky bowler at Hamilton on December 16 is England captain Ben Stokes. New Zealand win this Test, but had already lost the series, which ended 2–1 to England.

Shortlisted: 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.

Shortlisted: Indranil Mukherjee

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.

Shortlisted: Nigel Parker

Nottinghamshire’s Haseeb Hameed is cleaned up by Daryn Dupavillon of Derbyshire in a Second XI T20 game at Worksop College on June 4.

Shortlisted: 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 Tarouba (Trinidad and Tobago) on June 12.

Shortlisted: 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 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.

Joint amateur 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 friends.

Joint amateur 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.

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