England's Ollie Robinson named debutant of the year, Namibia win Associates honours

The wicketkeeper-batter stared down a full-strength Australia attack to steer India to a famous victory

The fifth time the New Zealand beanpole took five in an innings, it won his side a world title

The Namibia bowler destroyed Scotland's top order in the space of one over at the T20 World Cup

The England bowler's second career five-for took India apart at Taunton

The Pakistan opener made history with his one-man onslaught against South Africa, even if in a losing cause

Broken finger and all, Namibia's captain took on the big boys of Ireland and won

The right-armer turned in a performance that showcased England's impressive white-ball depth

The Australia opener carried her bat to extend her team's record ODI streak

It was 12 months to (mostly) remember for the England fast bowler

The Pakistan fast bowler earned his side their first win over their neighbours in World Cups

He led New Zealand to one world title and to the brink of another

On a pitch that offered batters nothing, Buttler conjured up a hundred that took England into the T20 World Cup semi-final

Five of the ten players on this year's shortlist are from one team

Our nominees for captain of the year forged new paths for their teams, and led them to first-time triumphs

Three nominations for Namibia players in this category

Big-hitting from the smaller teams: our pick of the Associate batting crop

Our nominees broke personal and professional batting records across formats this year

Veterans and newcomers alike on this shortlist made an impact for their teams in key games

The T20 World Cup dominates our shortlist, with three spells by Pakistan bowlers in contention