Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World
The Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World is an annual cricket award selected by the editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. It was established in 2015, to select the best female cricketer based upon their performances anywhere in the world in the previous calendar year. Prior to the establishment of this dedicated award, women were also eligible for inclusion in Wisden's Cricketers of the Year; two were selected, England's Claire Taylor in 2009 and Charlotte Edwards in 2014.
Image: 2016–17 WBBL PS v MS 17 01 15 Lanning (01)
Image: 2016–17 WBBL ST v PS 17 01 21 Bates (06)
Image: Ellyse Perry
Image: Ms. Smriti Mandhana, Arjun Awardee (Cricket), in New Delhi on July 16, 2019 (cropped)
Meghann Moira Lanning is an Australian cricketer who formerly captained the national women's team. Lanning has been a member of seven successful world championship campaigns, winning two Women's Cricket World Cup and five ICC Women's World Twenty20 titles. She holds the record for the most Women's One Day International centuries and is the first Australian to score 2,000 Twenty20 International runs.
Meg Lanning
Lanning at the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup
Lanning during her maiden WBBL century, playing for the Perth Scorchers in 2019
