Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year
The Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year is an annual cricket award, presented to the young player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in English county cricket. The award has been presented since the 1950 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the Cricket Writers' Club. Only players that are qualified to represent the England cricket team, and are aged under 23 on 1 May of the awarding year, are eligible for the prize. With the exception of 1986, when a joint award was made, the accolade has been presented to one individual each season. The award has been described by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as "prestigious". Although not a firm rule, once a player has won the award, they are considered ineligible to receive it in the future.
Nasser Hussain is one of fifteen England captains to have won the award.
David Gower, who won the award in 1978, played over 200 matches for England.
Mark Ramprakash won the award in 1991.
Despite being eligible to play for England when he won the award in 1995, Andrew Symonds made all his international appearances for Australia.
Andrew Symonds was an Australian international cricketer, who played all three formats as a batting all-rounder. Commonly nicknamed "Roy", he was a key member of two World Cup–winning squads. Symonds was a part of the team that won both the 2003 Cricket World Cup and, four years later, the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Symonds played as a right-handed, middle-order batsman and alternated between medium pace and off-spin bowling. He was also notable for his exceptional fielding skills.
Symonds in 2008, sporting his trademark zinc oxide sunscreen on his lips
Symonds batting against South Africa in 2006
Symonds on the way to his maiden Test hundred in 2006
Symonds playing for Australia against India in 2008