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