Former Heavy Woollen Junior League player Tim Bresnan receives Wisden honour

Yorkshire and England all-rounder Bresnan will miss the official awards ceremony as he is getting married, but said: “It is a massive honour to become the 43rd Yorkshire player to be named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year.

“It’s a very select membership and I’m over the moon to receive such a prestigious honour. To be included alongside the four other players this year and the great names of the past is very special indeed.”

Bresnan is named alongside his England team-mate Alastair Cook, Lancashire’s Championship-winning captain Glen Chapple, Worcestershire seamer Alan Richardson and Sri Lankan star Kumar Sangakkara.

The five Cricketers of the Year are chosen by the editor of Wisden, and represent a tradition that dates back to 1889, making this the oldest individual award in cricket.

Excellence in, or influence on, the previous English summer are the major criteria for inclusion as a Cricketer of the Year. No one can be chosen more than once.

Wisden editor Lawrence Booth said: “Tim Bresnan touched the heights of world-class all-rounder against India, hitting a powerful 90 to assert England’s dominance at Trent Bridge, and taking 16 wickets at 16 apiece, including possibly the ball of the series to dismiss Rahul Dravid at Edgbaston.”