An annual ritual, without which we’d all be poorer…

All this year’s Wisden awards here…

Wisden’s leading T20 cricketer in the world is Hayley Matthews - the first female winner. And the winner of the Wisden Trophy (best performance in a Test match) goes to Travis Head, for his 163 in the World Test Championship.

Wisden’s leading male and female cricketers in the world (whole calendar year, can be chosen more than once) are Pat Cummins and Nat Sciver-Brunt.

BREAKING: Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year (emphasis on English summer, chosen only once) are Harry Brook, Ashleigh Gardner, Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Starc and Mark Wood Wisden Almanack

We’ll have Lawrence on the pod for our annual Wisden Almanack chat in the Lord’s library right before the Long Room do tomorrow night. One of our most popular episodes every year.

Follow Wisden Almanack for tonight's announcements (2230 UK time) of this year's Five Cricketers of the Year and other Almanack awards.

A @WisdenAlmanackthread on Derek Underwood, who died today aged 78

In 1968, England were set to beat Australia on Day Five and draw the series 1-1.

But after a flood at the Oval that spectators helped clear up, there was just 75 minutes left and five wickets required.

Step forward a certain D Underwood. RIP Deadly Derek ❤️

Podding tomorrow morning with mark butcher and Lawrence Booth to mark the release of the 2024 Wisden.

Any questions?!

RIP Derek Underwood, one of his kind. He was among Wisden Almanack's Five Cricketers of the Year in 1969: espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack…

Distraught that rain may rob us of a thrilling finish at Wantage Road, where Middlesex had reached 553 for 2 in reply to Northamptonshire's 552 for 6.

Let’s hope it wasn’t a no-ball.

It takes a fair bit to get through Pujara's defence...

So - at last, Peter Willey and David Willey have company. The first father and son to score first-class centuries for Northamptonshire CCC. Now they're joined by David and James Sales. A family affair x2. #bbccricket BBC Northampton

Somerset all out for 285, which needed a last-wicket stand of 49 after eight fell for 40 against Surrey. Gregory last out for 50.

Indian fans: Karun Nair batting now for Northamptonshire on the live stream youtube.com/watch?v=pX2UPt…

Pretorius is caught behind for 12, cutting at Steel, and the Somerset capitulation continues: 236 for 9.

Steel bowls Overton for a duck: Somerset 216 for 8. Hell of a collapse, this.