Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World - wikipedia Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World Don Bradman has won the award the most times, being named as the notional winner ten times between 1930 and 1948. The Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World is an annual cricket award selected by Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack. It was established in 2004, to select the best cricketer based upon their performances anywhere in the world in the previous calendar year. A notional list of previous winners, spanning from 1900 to 2002, was published in the 2007 edition of Wisden. Since 1889, Wisden has published a list of Cricketers of the Year, typically selecting five cricketers that had the greatest impact during the previous English cricket season. However, in the 2000 edition, the editor Matthew Engel recognised that the best players in the world were typically no longer playing English domestic cricket, and opted to select the Cricketers of the Year based on their performances anywhere in the world. This criterion was applied for the following three years, but in 2004 it reverted to being based on the English season, and a Leading Cricketer in the World was also selected. The recipient of the award is selected by the editor of Wisden, with advice from cricket experts. An Australian, Ricky Ponting was chosen as the first winner of the award, for scoring 1,503 runs in international cricket, including eleven centuries during 2003. In the 2007 edition of Wisden, a list of winners for previous years was published. A sixteen - person panel helped to select the winners, which Engel described as the cricketer that `` would have been the first name down in the World XI to play Mars ''. It was decided that the first year that would be listed was 1900, as prior to that Engel claimed international cricket was too `` inchoate and haphazard to make comparison sensible ''. No awards were made for the periods of the World Wars, leaving a list of 93 winners. During this selection, Don Bradman was listed the most, winning on ten occasions, while Garfield Sobers was the leading cricketer eight times. Engel noted that despite attempts to the contrary, the award maintains cricket 's bias towards batsmen. Contents 1 List of award winners 1.1 Actual winners 1.2 Notional winners 2 Multiple winners 3 Winners by country 4 See also 5 References List of award winners Actual winners Kumar Sangakkara was twice recognised by Wisden in 2012, being named a Cricketer of the Year and Leading Cricketer in the World. Note that each year 's Leading Cricketer of the World is announced in the following year 's Wisden, so the 2003 winner was announced in 2004, and so on. Year Player Country 2003 Ponting, Ricky Ricky Ponting Australia Warne, Shane Shane Warne Australia 2005 Flintoff, Andrew Andrew Flintoff England 2006 Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 2007 Kallis, Jacques Jacques Kallis South Africa 2008 Sehwag, Virender Virender Sehwag India 2009 Sehwag, Virender Virender Sehwag India Tendulkar, Sachin Sachin Tendulkar India 2011 Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka 2012 Clarke, Michael Michael Clarke Australia 2013 Steyn, Dale Dale Steyn South Africa 2014 Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka 2015 Williamson, Kane Kane Williamson New Zealand 2016 Kohli, Virat Virat Kohli India Notional winners Ranjitsinhji was the first historical winner, being recognised for 1900. Jack Hobbs is one of only five players to have won the award more than twice. Harold Larwood was the only non-Australian cricketer to be recognised in the 1930s. Keith Miller reading Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack in 1951, his selection year Garfield Sobers ( pictured here in 2012 ) was the winner eight times between 1958 and 1970. Viv Richards was recognised in 1976, 1978 and 1980 Imran Khan was the first Pakistani cricketer to be recognised, for 1982. Year Player Country 1900 Ranjitsinhji, K.S. K.S. Ranjitsinhji England 1901 Fry, C.B. C.B. Fry England 1902 Trumper, Victor Victor Trumper Australia 1903 Fry, C.B. C.B. Fry England 1904 Bosanquet, Bernard Bernard Bosanquet England 1905 Jackson, Stanley Stanley Jackson England 1906 Hirst, George George Hirst England 1907 Vogler, Bert Bert Vogler South Africa 1908 Noble, Monty Monty Noble Australia 1909 Rhodes, Wilfred Wilfred Rhodes England 1910 Faulkner, Aubrey Aubrey Faulkner South Africa 1911 Trumper, Victor Victor Trumper Australia 1912 Barnes, Sydney Sydney Barnes England 1913 Barnes, Sydney Sydney Barnes England 1914 Hobbs, Jack Jack Hobbs England 1915 -- 18 z ! Not awarded due to World War I 1919 Gregory, Jack Jack Gregory Australia 1920 Collins, Herbie Herbie Collins Australia 1921 Macartney, Charlie Charlie Macartney Australia 1922 Hobbs, Jack Jack Hobbs England 1923 Hendren, Patsy Patsy Hendren England 1924 Tate, Maurice Maurice Tate England 1925 Hobbs, Jack Jack Hobbs England 1926 Macartney, Charlie Charlie Macartney Australia 1927 Ponsford, Bill Bill Ponsford Australia 1928 Freeman, Tich Tich Freeman England 1929 Hammond, Wally Wally Hammond England 1930 Bradman, Don Don Bradman Australia 1931 Bradman, Don Don Bradman Australia 1932 Bradman, Don Don Bradman Australia 1933 Larwood, Harold Harold Larwood England 1934 Bradman, Don Don Bradman Australia 1935 McCabe, Stan Stan McCabe Australia 1936 Bradman, Don Don Bradman Australia 1937 Bradman, Don Don Bradman Australia 1938 Bradman, Don Don Bradman Australia 1939 Bradman, Don Don Bradman Australia 1940 -- 45 z ! Not awarded due to World War II 1946 Bradman, Don Don Bradman Australia 1947 Compton, Denis Denis Compton England 1948 Bradman, Don Don Bradman Australia 1949 Hutton, Len Len Hutton England 1950 Worrell, Frank Frank Worrell West Indies 1951 Miller, Keith Keith Miller Australia 1952 Hutton, Len Len Hutton England 1953 Bedser, Alec Alec Bedser England 1954 Walcott, Clyde Clyde Walcott West Indies 1955 Tyson, Frank Frank Tyson England 1956 Laker, Jim Jim Laker England 1957 May, Peter Peter May England 1958 Sobers, Garfield Garfield Sobers West Indies 1959 Benaud, Richie Richie Benaud Australia 1960 Sobers, Garfield Garfield Sobers West Indies 1961 Davidson, Alan Alan Davidson Australia 1962 Sobers, Garfield Garfield Sobers West Indies 1963 Trueman, Fred Fred Trueman England 1964 Sobers, Garfield Garfield Sobers West Indies 1965 Sobers, Garfield Garfield Sobers West Indies 1966 Sobers, Garfield Garfield Sobers West Indies 1967 Pollock, Graeme Graeme Pollock South Africa 1968 Sobers, Garfield Garfield Sobers West Indies 1969 Pollock, Graeme Graeme Pollock South Africa 1970 Sobers, Garfield Garfield Sobers West Indies 1971 Procter, Mike Mike Procter South Africa 1972 Lillee, Dennis Dennis Lillee Australia 1973 Richards, Barry Barry Richards South Africa Thomson, Jeff Jeff Thomson Australia Lloyd, Clive Clive Lloyd West Indies 1976 Richards, Viv Viv Richards West Indies 1977 Lillee, Dennis Dennis Lillee Australia 1978 Richards, Viv Viv Richards West Indies 1979 Chappell, Greg Greg Chappell Australia 1980 Richards, Viv Viv Richards West Indies 1981 Botham, Ian Ian Botham England 1982 Khan, Imran Imran Khan Pakistan Dev, Kapil Kapil Dev India 1984 Garner, Joel Joel Garner West Indies 1985 Hadlee, Richard Richard Hadlee New Zealand 1986 Marshall, Malcolm Malcolm Marshall West Indies Crowe, Martin Martin Crowe New Zealand Marshall, Malcolm Malcolm Marshall West Indies Border, Allan Allan Border Australia Gooch, Graham Graham Gooch England 1991 Ambrose, Curtly Curtly Ambrose West Indies Akram, Wasim Wasim Akram Pakistan Warne, Shane Shane Warne Australia Lara, Brian Brian Lara West Indies 1995 Lara, Brian Brian Lara West Indies Jayasuriya, Sanath Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka Warne, Shane Shane Warne Australia 1998 Tendulkar, Sachin Sachin Tendulkar India 1999 Waugh, Steve Steve Waugh Australia 2000 Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka McGrath, Glenn Glenn McGrath Australia 2002 Hayden, Matthew Matthew Hayden Australia Multiple winners Shane Warne was listed twice in the historical list, as well as being recognised for 2004. Unlike Wisden 's Cricketers of the Year, players can be recognised more than once as the Leading Cricketer in the World, and eighteen players have been selected for multiple years. The majority of these have won the award twice, but five players have been recognised for three or more years : Don Bradman, Garfield Sobers, Jack Hobbs, Viv Richards and Shane Warne. In the 2007 edition which published the notional historical winners, Engel noted with `` surprise and pleasure '' that these five players were the same as had been selected as Wisden 's five Cricketers of the Century. Sachin Tendulkar and Warne have both been selected as notional and actual winners, while Virender Sehwag was the first player to be recognised twice by Wisden as an actual winner since 2004. Kumar Sangakkara has since similarly been selected twice, and in 2012 he became the first player to be recognised twice in one edition of Wisden, as both Leading Cricketer in the World and a Cricketer of the Year. Player Awards Years Bradman, Don Don Bradman 10 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1946, 1948 Sobers, Garfield Garfield Sobers 8 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970 Hobbs, Jack Jack Hobbs 1914, 1922, 1925 Richards, Viv Viv Richards 1976, 1978, 1980 Warne, Shane Shane Warne 1993, 1997, 2004 Barnes, Sydney Sydney Barnes 1912, 1913 Fry, C.B. C.B. Fry 1901, 1903 Hutton, Len Len Hutton 1949, 1952 Lara, Brian Brian Lara 1994, 1995 Lillee, Dennis Dennis Lillee 1972, 1977 Macartney, Charlie Charlie Macartney 1921, 1926 Marshall, Malcolm Malcolm Marshall 1986, 1988 Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan 2000, 2006 Pollock, Graeme Graeme Pollock 1967, 1969 Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara 2011, 2014 Sehwag, Virender Virender Sehwag 2008, 2009 Tendulkar, Sachin Sachin Tendulkar 1998, 2010 Trumper, Victor Victor Trumper 1902, 1911 Winners by country Awards won by nationality ( % ) Australia -- 35 ( 32.7 % ) England -- 28 ( 26.1 % ) West Indies -- 20 ( 18.7 % ) South Africa -- 8 ( 7.5 % ) India -- 6 ( 5.6 % ) Sri Lanka -- 5 ( 4.7 % ) New Zealand -- 3 ( 2.8 % ) Pakistan -- 2 ( 1.9 % ) Cricketers from eight of the ten Test playing nations have been recognised for the award by Wisden, only Bangladesh and Zimbabwe are not represented. Players from Australia and England dominate the list, having won more than half of the time, although this is disproportionately the case in the notional list. Prior to World War II, 34 of the 36 winners played for Australia or England. The `` actual '' award winners are more evenly distributed ; Australian, Indian and Sri Lankan players have won three times, South Africans twice, while only one English player has been recognised since 2004. Awards by country Club Awards Australia 35 England 28 West Indies 20 South Africa 8 India 6 Sri Lanka 5 New Zealand Pakistan See also Six Giants of the Wisden Century Wisden Australia 's Cricketer of the Year Wisden Cricketers of the Century ICC Awards References ^ Jump up to : Engel, Matthew, ed. ( 2004 ). Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack 2004 ( 141 ed. ). Alton, Hampshire : John Wisden & Co. Ltd. p. 8. ISBN 0 - 947766 - 83 - 9. ^ Jump up to : Engel, Matthew, ed. ( 2007 ). Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack 2007 ( 144 ed. ). Alton, Hampshire : John Wisden & Co. Ltd. pp. 32 -- 41. ISBN 978 - 1 - 905625 - 02 - 4. Jump up ^ Engel, Matthew, ed. ( 2000 ). Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack 2000 ( 137 ed. ). Guildford, Surrey : John Wisden & Co. Ltd. p. 61. ISBN 0 - 947766 - 57 - X. Jump up ^ `` Wisden 's Leading Cricketer in the World ''. ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` Ponting named world 's leading cricketer ''. ABC News. Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 April 2004. Retrieved 2 June 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Leading Cricketer in the World ''. Bloomsbury. Retrieved 1 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` Kumar Sangakkara ' Leading Cricketer in the World ' for 2011 : Wisden ''. NDTV Sports. New Delhi : NDTV. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2015. 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