The Wisden Women's Leading 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 Cricketers of the Year; two were selected, England's Claire Taylor in 2009 and Charlotte Edwards in 2014.
The inaugural recipient of the Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World was Australian international cricketer Meg Lanning.
The most recent awardee is India's Deepti Sharma.
In the 2025 almanack Wisden compiled a retrospective list of the Leading Woman Cricketer in the World, 1973-2013.
Winners Year Image Winner Nationality Notes 2014 Australia T20I Women's Cricketer of the Year (2014)Youngest player to captain Australia 2015 New Zealand Player of the Tournament at the 2013 World Cup T20I Women's Cricketer of the Year (2013)Captain of both the One Day International and Twenty20 International teams since 2012 2016 Australia 2017 India Test and ODI captain since 2005; World Cup finalist; highest runscorer in ODIs 2018 India 2019 Australia 2020 Australia Player of the Tournament at T20 World Cup 2021 South Africa 2022AustraliaLeading run-scorer and player of final at 2022 Commonwealth Games2023England2024India 2025IndiaPlayer of the Tournament at 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup
See also ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year
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