Wisden–MCC Cricket Photograph of the Year 2017

The winner of the 2017 Wisden–MCC Cricket Photograph of the Year has today been announced, and the number one image comes from last summer’s women’s World Cup final at Lord’s

Stu Forster's image of Katherine Brunt taking a selfie of England Women's World Cup winners has been named the Wisden–MCC Cricket Photograph of the Year for 2017.

Forster made it a double by claiming one of the two runners-up places for his image of Hannah Rowe in action for New Zealand at Taunton during the World Cup.

London-based photographer David Rowe's shot of Sam Curran's stumps cartwheeling earned him the other runner-up place.

Winner – Stu Forster (Getty Images)

^{England's Katherine Brunt takes a selfie with the victorious team and the trophy after winning the Women's World Cup final at Lord's}

Forster is awarded £2,000 for winning, and collects a further £1,000 for his runner-up image, along with Rowe. All three images appear at the beginning of the colour section of the 2018 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.

Eight further shortlisted entrants are awarded £250 each, while all eleven images will form part of the displays both inside and outside the MCC Museum at Lord’s – making them available for visitors to view all year round.

Runner-up – David Rowe (Freelance)

^{Surrey's Sam Curran is bowled by Paul Walter of Essex in a NatWest T20 Blast match at The Oval}

The competition was judged by a panel chaired by former chief sports photographer of The Sunday Times, Chris Smith, and including world-renowned cricket photographer Patrick Eagar. The former art director of The Cricketer magazine, Nigel Davies, was also on the panel, along with music photographer Kevin Cummins. Alison Mitchell, the SJA Sports Broadcaster of the Year for 2013, and multi-award-winning cricket photographer Adrian Murrell completed the panel.

Runner-up – Stu Forster (Getty Images)

^{New Zealand's Hannah Rowe in action during a Women's World Cup match between New Zealand and Pakistan at Taunton}

Lawrence Booth, Wisden Editor, said: “The standard this year was higher than ever. It’s always intriguing to see the imaginative ways in which cricket photographers manage to convey the sport, and the selection for 2017 was a delight.

“In the year the World Cup took the women’s game to another level, it was lovely to see a big increase in the number of images featuring women and girls – from that memorable day at Lord's to the streets of the subcontinent. We’re grateful to MCC and Lord’s for their continued support.”

Adam Chadwick, MCC’s Curator of Collections, said: “This has been yet another strong year for the Wisden–MCC Photograph of the Year competition, with so many excellent entries being submitted.

“I would like to thank the judges for selecting such fantastic images for the shortlist. It is no mean feat to be able to produce a shortlist from hundreds of fine entries, but they have done a great job.

“Congratulations to all those who have made the shortlist and I hope they enjoy seeing their work displayed at Lord's.”