Wisden Cricket Photograph of the Year until 7 January 2022

Deadline: 7 January 2022. The 2021 Wisden Cricket Photograph of the Year competition is now open for entries.

It remains free to enter. The only stipulations are that images must have a cricketing theme and have been taken during the 2021 calendar year.

The competition aims to promote and sustain cricket in all of its forms in every corner of the globe, from an international match played in front of thousands, to a game between children on the street.

The independent judging panel will be chaired by Chris Smith, former chief sports photographer of The Sunday Times. Also on the panel are the acclaimed cricket photographer Patrick Eagar; cricket filming and photography manager Clare Adams; and Nigel Davies, the former art director of The Wisden Cricketer.

Prizes:

• Top three entries in this year’s Wisden Cricket Photograph of the Year will feature in 2022 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.
• First prize is £1,000, two runners-up each win £400.
• Steve Waugh won the 2020 competition for his image of an early-morning game in the Thar Desert, near Osian in Rajasthan.

Photo Contest Website: https://wisden.com/play-and-win/competitions/the-wisden-cricket-photograph-of-the-year-competition-2021-is-now-open-for-entries