ELIGIBILITY:

The Wisden Cricket Photograph of the Year Competition invites both amateur and professional photographers from across the globe to submit one or more images that capture the spirit, drama, or beauty of cricket in the contest year.

There are three categories (“the Categories,” or each one a “Category”) in the competition as follows:

Men’s professional cricket

Women’s professional cricket

Recreational cricket (men, women, and juniors) plus any other cricket-related imagery that does not fit into either of the first two categories.

The judges will decide on a shortlist for each category, from which a winner will be chosen for each category.

The overall winner of the competition will be selected from the three category winners.

A list of the ten leading photographs, drawn from the entire competition (“the Top Ten,” which will include the three category winners), will be chosen from the three category shortlists.

The winning entries in each of the three categories will feature in the 2026 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.

Any person may enter the competition, but entries must be submitted via the online entry form here. Each entry must be submitted individually and must clearly state the category for which it is entered.

All photographs entered must have been taken between 1 January and 31 December 2025 and should demonstrate the skill and artistry of the photographer. Images can be from anywhere in the world, and there is no restriction on subject matter as long as it has a cricket theme. Action shots, landscapes, portraits, and images of dramatic or aesthetic appeal are all welcome. All photographs entered must be free of any third-party restrictions regarding their use and publication.

The winners of the other two categories will each receive £400, a copy of Wisden 2026, plus one-year subscriptions to Wisden Cricket Monthly and The Nightwatchman.