The Young Cricketer of the Year is an annual award voted by the Cricket Writers' Club for the best young cricket player in England and Wales, and has been awarded since 1950. Former recipients include Fred Trueman

Fred Trueman

Frederick Sewards Trueman OBE was an English cricketer, generally acknowledged as one of the greatest fast bowlers in history. A bowler of genuinely fast pace who was widely known as Fiery Fred, Trueman played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1949 until he retired in 1968...

, Geoffrey Boycott

Geoffrey Boycott

Geoffrey Boycott OBE is a former Yorkshire and England cricketer. In a prolific and sometimes controversial playing career from 1962 to 1986, Boycott established himself as one of England's most successful opening batsmen...

, Ian Botham

Ian Botham

Sir Ian Terence Botham OBE is a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator. He was a genuine all-rounder with 14 centuries and 383 wickets in Test cricket, and remains well-known by his nickname "Beefy"...

 and David Gower

David Gower

David Ivon Gower OBE is a former English cricketer who became a commentator for Sky Sports. Although he eventually rose to the captaincy of the England cricket team during the 1980s, he is best known for being one of the most stylish left-handed batsmen of the modern era. Gower played 117 Test...

.

The award is currently restricted to players qualified to represent England, and under the age of 23 on 1 May. Andrew Symonds

Andrew Symonds

Andrew Symonds is a former Australian cricket team all-rounder. A two-time World Cup winner, Symonds is a right-handed middle order batsman and alternates between medium pace and off-spin bowling....

 was qualified for England at the time of his award, but later chose to represent Australia at international level.

Only ten of the recipients of the award have not played Test cricket

Test cricket

Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...

. This includes those currently playing and with the potential to be selected in the future. However, four of those ten have played One Day International or Twenty20 International cricket.

Winners

Year	Cricketer	International Career
1950	Roy Tattersall Roy Tattersall Roy Tattersall is an English former Lancashire cricketer, who played sixteen Tests for England as a specialist off spin bowler....	16 Tests
1951	Peter May Peter May -External links:* * at Cricket Archive*...	66 Tests (41 as captain)
1952	Fred Trueman Fred Trueman Frederick Sewards Trueman OBE was an English cricketer, generally acknowledged as one of the greatest fast bowlers in history. A bowler of genuinely fast pace who was widely known as Fiery Fred, Trueman played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1949 until he retired in 1968...	67 Tests
1953	Colin Cowdrey Colin Cowdrey Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976...	114 Tests (27 as captain), 1 ODI
1954	Peter Loader Peter Loader Peter James Loader was an English cricketer and umpire, who played thirteen Test matches for England. He played for Surrey and Beddington Cricket Club. A whippet-thin fast bowler with a wide range of pace and a nasty bouncer, he took the first post-war Test hat-trick as part of his 6 for 36...	13 Tests
1955	Ken Barrington Ken Barrington Kenneth Frank Barrington , better known as Ken Barrington, played for the English cricket team and Surrey County Cricket Club in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a right-handed batsman and occasional leg-spin bowler, well known for his jovial good humour and long, defensive innings "batting with bulldog...	82 Tests
1956	Brian Taylor Brian Taylor (cricketer) Brian Taylor, born at West Ham on 19 June 1932, was a cricketer who played for and captained Essex.Known as "Tonker" Taylor for his forthright approach to batting and his evident enjoyment of the game, Taylor was a high-class wicketkeeper who was thought of in his early playing days as a potential...
1957	Micky Stewart Micky Stewart Michael James Stewart OBE is an English former cricketer, coach and administrator. He was awarded the OBE in 1998 for services to cricket....	8 Tests
1958	Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie Alexander Colin David Ingleby-Mackenzie OBE was an English cricketer: a left-handed batsman who played for Hampshire between 1951 and 1966, captaining the county from 1958 to 1965 as Hampshire's last amateur captain and leading his side to their first County Championship in the 1961 season...
1959	Geoff Pullar Geoff Pullar Geoffrey Pullar was an English cricketer, who played for Lancashire, Gloucestershire and in twenty eight Tests for England....	28 Tests
1960	David Allen David Allen (cricketer) David Arthur Allen is a former English cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire between 1953 and 1972. He also played 39 Test matches for England.-Life and career:...	39 Tests
1961	Peter Parfitt Peter Parfitt Peter Parfitt is an English former cricketer. He attended Fakenham Grammar School, and King Edward VII Grammar School, in Kings Lynn, Norfolk....	37 Tests
1962	Phil Sharpe	12 Tests
1963	Geoff Boycott	108 Tests (4 as captain), 36 ODIs (2 as captain)
1964	Mike Brearley Mike Brearley John Michael Brearley OBE is a former cricketer who captained the England cricket team in 31 of his 39 Test matches, winning 17 and losing only 4. He was the President of the Marylebone Cricket Club in 2007–08.-Early life:...	39 Tests (31 as captain), 25 ODIs (25 as captain)
1965	Alan Knott Alan Knott Alan Philip Eric Knott is a former Kent County Cricket Club and English cricketer, as a wicket-keeper-batsman....	95 Tests, 20 ODIs (1 as captain)
1966	Derek Underwood Derek Underwood Derek Underwood MBE is an English former international cricketer, and a former President of the MCC....	86 Tests, 26 ODIs
1967	Tony Greig Tony Greig Anthony "Tony" William Greig is a former English Test cricketer and currently a commentator.Born in Queenstown, South Africa, Greig qualified to play for England by virtue of his Scottish father. He was a tall batting all-rounder who bowled both medium pace and off spin. He became captain of the...	58 Tests (14 as captain), 22 ODIs (2 as captain)
1968	Bob Cottam Bob Cottam Bob Cottam is a former English cricketer who played in four Tests from 1969 to 1972. Cottam was a right-handed batsman, who bowled right-arm fast-medium...	4 Tests
1969	Alan Ward Alan Ward Alan Ward is an English former cricketer, who played in five Tests for England from 1969 to 1976. He played for Derbyshire from 1966 to 1976, and for Leicestershire from 1977 to 1978. A fast right-arm bowler, he could, with more fortune, have been the perfect foil of his era for John Snow...	5 Tests
1970	Chris Old Chris Old Chris Old is an English former cricketer, who played in forty six Tests and thirty two ODIs from 1972 to 1981....	46 Tests, 32 ODIs
1971	John Whitehouse
1972	Dudley Owen-Thomas
1973	Mike Hendrick Mike Hendrick Michael Hendrick is a former English cricketer, who played in thirty Tests and twenty two ODIs for England from 1973 to 1981...	30 Tests, 22 ODIs
1974	Phil Edmonds Phil Edmonds Phil Edmonds is a former English cricketer and a successful, albeit controversial, corporate executive....	51 Tests, 29 ODIs
1975	Andrew Kennedy Andrew Kennedy (cricketer) Andrew Kennedy is a former English cricketer. Kennedy was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.Kennedy made his first-class debut for Lancashire in the 1970 season against the touring Jamaicans...
1976	Geoff Miller Geoff Miller Geoffrey Miller is an English former cricketer, who played in thirty four Tests and twenty five ODIs for England from 1976 to 1984...	34 Tests, 25 ODIs
1977	Ian Botham Ian Botham Sir Ian Terence Botham OBE is a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator. He was a genuine all-rounder with 14 centuries and 383 wickets in Test cricket, and remains well-known by his nickname "Beefy"...	102 Tests (12 as captain), 116 ODIs (9 as captain)
1978	David Gower David Gower David Ivon Gower OBE is a former English cricketer who became a commentator for Sky Sports. Although he eventually rose to the captaincy of the England cricket team during the 1980s, he is best known for being one of the most stylish left-handed batsmen of the modern era. Gower played 117 Test...	117 Tests (32 as captain), 114 ODIs (24 as captain)
1979	Paul Parker Paul Parker (cricketer) Paul Parker MA is an English schoolmaster and former cricketer, who played in one Test in 1981.-Life and career:...	1 Test
1980	Bill Athey Bill Athey Charles William Jeffrey Athey was an English first-class cricketer, who played for England, and first class cricket for Gloucestershire, Yorkshire and Sussex; he also played a solitary one-day game for Worcestershire. His bulldog spirit was exemplified by the Union Jack tattooed on his arm...	23 Tests, 31 ODIs
	Graham Dilley Graham Dilley Graham Roy Dilley was an English cricketer, whose main role was as a fast bowler. He played first-class cricket for Kent and Worcestershire, and appeared in 41 test matches and 36 ODIs for England...	41 Tests, 38 ODIs
1981	Mike Gatting Mike Gatting Michael "Mike" William Gatting OBE is a former English cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Middlesex and for England from 1977 to 1995, captaining the national side in twenty-three Test matches between 1986 and 1988...	79 Tests (23 as captain), 92 ODIs (37 as captain)
1982	Norman Cowans Norman Cowans Norman Cowans is a former English cricketer who played in nineteen Tests and twenty three ODIs from 1982 to 1985. He also played first-class cricket for Middlesex and Hampshire....	19 Tests, 23 ODIs
1983	Neil Foster Neil Foster Neil Foster and educated at Philip Morant Comprehensive, Colchester, is a former English cricketer, who played in twenty nine Tests and forty eight ODIs for England from 1983 to 1993. He played for Essex from 1980 to 1993, earning his county cap in 1983...	29 Tests, 48 ODIs
1984	Rob Bailey	4 Tests, 4 ODIs
1985	David Lawrence David Lawrence (cricketer) David Valentine Lawrence is a former English cricketer, who played in five Tests and one ODI for England from 1988 to 1992....	5 Tests, 1 ODI
1986	Ashley Metcalfe Ashley Metcalfe Ashley Anthony Metcalfe was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1983 to 1995, and Nottinghamshire in 1996 and 1997...
	James Whitaker James Whitaker (cricketer) John James Whitaker is an English former cricketer, who played in one Test and two ODIs for England in 1986.-Life and career:...	1 Test, 2 ODIs
1987	Richard Blakey Richard Blakey Richard John Blakey is a former English cricketer who played in two Tests and three ODIs from 1992 to 1993.-Life and career:...	2 Tests, 3 ODIs
1988	Matthew Maynard Matthew Maynard Matthew Maynard is an English former cricketer. He played in four Tests and fourteen ODIs for England....	4 Tests, 14 ODIs
1989	Nasser Hussain Nasser Hussain Nasser Hussain OBE is a former Essex and England cricketer.Beginning his career in a strong Essex side in the late 1980s, he was an outstanding fielder and a stylish but inconsistent batsman. In first-class cricket from 1987 to 2004 Hussain scored 20,698 runs in 334 matches at an average of 42.06,...	96 Tests (45 as captain), 88 ODIs (56 as captain)
1990	Michael Atherton	115 Tests (54 as captain), 54 ODIs (43 as captain)
1991	Mark Ramprakash Mark Ramprakash Mark Ravin Ramprakash is an English cricketer, playing for Surrey and England. A right-handed batsman, he initially made his name playing for Middlesex, and was selected for England aged 21...	52 Tests, 18 ODIs
1992	Ian Salisbury Ian Salisbury Ian David Kenneth Salisbury is an English former cricketer, one of the few leg-spinners to play Test cricket for England in recent years. Salisbury played in fifteen Tests and four One Day Internationals betwwen 1992 and 2000...	15 Tests, 4 ODIs
1993	Mark Lathwell Mark Lathwell Mark Nicholas Lathwell is a former English cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1993. Lathwell played the entirety of his First-class cricket career for Somerset County Cricket Club and is regarded as one of the best young batsmen England has ever produced...	2 Tests
1994	John Crawley John Crawley John Paul Crawley is a retired English professional cricketer, who represented England in 37 Test matches. He is regarded alongside his near contemporaries Graeme Hick and Mark Ramprakash as a hugely talented player who failed to realise his full potential at international level.Crawley is a...	37 Tests, 13 ODIs
1995	Andrew Symonds Andrew Symonds Andrew Symonds is a former Australian cricket team all-rounder. A two-time World Cup winner, Symonds is a right-handed middle order batsman and alternates between medium pace and off-spin bowling....	26 Tests, 198 ODIs, 14 T20Is for Australia
1996	Chris Silverwood Chris Silverwood Christopher Eric Wilfred Silverwood is an English first-class cricketer.Educated at Garforth Comprehensive School in Leeds, as a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler Silverwood made his debut for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1993...	6 Tests, 7 ODIs
1997	Ben Hollioake Ben Hollioake Benjamin Caine Hollioake was an all rounder for Surrey County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. He was born in Melbourne, Australia, and moved to England as a boy, along with his older brother Adam...	2 Tests, 20 ODIs
1998	Andrew Flintoff Andrew Flintoff Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff MBE is a former English cricketer who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club, England and the Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings. A tall fast bowler, batsman and slip fielder, Flintoff according to the ICC rankings was consistently rated amongst the top...	79 Tests (11 as captain), 141 ODIs (14 as captain), 7 T20Is
1999	Alex Tudor Alex Tudor Alex Jeremy Tudor is an English cricketer who has spent two spells with Surrey as well as playing for Essex. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He was awarded the NBC Denis Compton Award during the 1997 and 1998 season...	10 Tests, 3 ODIs
2000	Paul Franks Paul Franks Paul John Franks is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was born in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England...	1 ODI
2001	Owais Shah Owais Shah Owais Alam Shah is an English cricketer. A middle-order batsman, he played for Middlesex between 1996-2010, before joining Essex CCC in the winter of 2010. He has represented England in all forms of the games.Between 2001 and 2009, he played 71 ODIs and 17 Twenty20 Internationals...	6 Tests, 71 ODIs, 17 T20Is
2002	Rikki Clarke Rikki Clarke Rikki Clarke is an English cricketer, currently playing for Warwickshire. He was educated at Broadwater School and then Godalming College.-Surrey:...	2 Tests, 20 ODIs
2003	James Anderson James Anderson (cricketer) James Michael "Jimmy" Anderson is an English cricketer. He plays first-class cricket for Lancashire County Cricket Club and since bursting onto the scene in 2002/03, before his first full season of county cricket, Anderson has represented England in over 50 Test matches and over 100 One Day...	63* Tests, 151* ODIs, 19* T20Is
2004	Ian Bell	69* Tests, 107* ODIs, 7* T20Is
2005	Alastair Cook Alastair Cook Alastair Nathan Cook, MBE is an English international cricket player. He is a left-handed opening batsman who plays county cricket for Essex and International cricket for England, where he is their ODI captain. Cook played for Essex's Academy and made his debut for the first XI in 2003...	72* Tests (2 as captain), 36* ODIs (13 as captain), 4* T20Is (1 as captain)
2006	Stuart Broad Stuart Broad Stuart Christopher John Broad is a cricketer who plays Test and One Day International cricket for England and is currently the captain of their Twenty20 team...	41* Tests, 84* ODIs, 31* T20Is (2 as captain)
2007	Adil Rashid Adil Rashid Adil Usman Rashid is an English cricketer of Pakistani origins, who plays for Yorkshire. Previously a player with England Under-19s, in December 2008, he was called into the full England Test squad, for the Test matches to be played in India...	5* ODIs, 5* T20Is
2008	Ravi Bopara	12* Tests, 64* ODIs, 13* T20Is
2009	James Taylor	1* ODI
2010	Steven Finn Steven Finn (cricketer) Steven Thomas Finn is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.Educated at Parmiter's School in Garston, at the age of 16 Finn became Middlesex County Cricket Club's youngest debutant in first-class cricket, beating the record set by Fred Titmus in 1949...	12* Tests 6* ODIs
2011	Jonathan Bairstow Jonathan Bairstow Jonathan 'Jonny' Marc Bairstow is an English cricketer, who plays first-class cricket for Yorkshire. A right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper he is the son of former Yorkshire and England keeper David Bairstow....	1* ODI

• * Still playing for England

Number of matches correct upto 19th September 2011. Source cricinfo.com

External links

• cricinfo.com Young Cricketer of the Year
• Cricket Archive Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year