Test batting nominees
The defences will hold
In a tough year for Test batting, our nominees stood out
In a tough year for Test batting, our nominees stood out
These players asked several unanswerable questions of batsmen
ODIs are a long way from being also-rans, as this list of performances shows
There were six-fors by Chahal and Dananjaya and five-fors by Boult and Tom Curran
These ten bowlers spun, seamed and swung their way into our shortlist
These performances, all in the second innings save for one, were not kind to bowlers, or to our nerves
Our nominees all chalked up centuries - one of them in a T20
The best of the bowling action in the women's game came in the shortest format
Stand-ins, all-format leaders, Tests-only, limited-overs only - we have all sorts of captains among our nominees
A debut centurion, an explosive allrounder, a self-possessed Test opener and two slow-left armers are among our nominees
Players who were happy to toy with big reputations feature prominently on our list
Two spinners, two medium-pacers and a quick walk into a nominations list
The ESPNcricinfo Awards recognise the best individual batting and bowling performances in cricket over the calendar year. They are voted on by an independent jury of former cricketers, commentators, and ESPNcricinfo's senior writers. Previous winners have included Dale Steyn, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell Johnson, Shahid Afridi and Kumar Sangakkara.