History
The Cricket Writers Club (CWC) was found in June 1947 and comprises of newspaper, periodical, television and radio correspondents. The award has been given to recognize the best young cricket players in England and Wales since 1950.
Methodology
The award is given to the players under the age of 23 and representing England based on their performance and voted by the Cricket Writer’s Club members.
List of award winners
| Year | CWC Young Cricketer of the Year |
|---|---|
| 1950 | R Tattersall |
| 1951 | PBH May |
| 1952 | FS Trueman |
| 1953 | MC Cowdrey |
| 1954 | PJ Loader |
| 1955 | KF Barrington |
| 1956 | B Taylor |
| 1957 | MJ Stewart |
| 1958 | ACD Ingleby- Mackenzie |
| 1959 | G Pullar |
| 1960 | DA Allen |
| 1961 | PH Parfitt |
| 1962 | PJ Sharpe |
| 1963 | G Boycott |
| 1964 | JM Brearley |
| 1965 | APE Knott |
| 1966 | DL Underwood |
| 1967 | AW Greig |
| 1968 | RMH Cottam |
| 1969 | A Ward |
| 1970 | CM Old |
| 1971 | J Whitehouse |
| 1972 | DR Owen- Thomas |
| 1973 | M Hendrick |
| 1974 | PH Edmonds |
| 1975 | A Kennedy |
| 1976 | G Miller |
| 1977 | IT Botham |
| 1978 | DI Gower |
| 1979 | PWG Parker |
| 1980 | CWJ Athey, GR Dilley |
| 1981 | MW Gatting |
| 1982 | NG Cowans |
| 1983 | NA Foster |
| 1984 | RJ Bailey |
| 1985 | DV Lawrence |
| 1986 | AA Metcalfe, JJ Whitaker |
| 1987 | RJ Blakey |
| 1988 | MP Maynard |
| 1989 | N Hussain |
| 1990 | MA Atherton |
| 1991 | MR Ramprakash |
| 1992 | IDK Salisbury |
| 1993 | MN Lathwell |
| 1994 | JP Crawley |
| 1995 | A Symonds |
| 1996 | CEW Silverwood |
| 1997 | BC Hollioake |
| 1998 | A Flintoff |
| 1999 | AJ Tudor |
| 2000 | PJ Franks |
| 2001 | OA Shah |
| 2002 | R Clarke |
| 2003 | JM Anderson |
| 2004 | IR Bell |
| 2005 | AN Cook |
| 2006 | SCJ Broad |
| 2007 | Adil Rashid |
| 2008 | Ravi Bopara |