Wisden Cricketer of the Year
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Wisden Cricketer of the Year is one of the most prestigious annual cricket honors awarded by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack to players for outstanding performances in the English cricket season.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year canonical | 7 |
| Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World | 1 |
| Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1106464 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Wisden Cricketer of the Year Context triple: [Sachin Tendulkar, receivedAward, Wisden Cricketer of the Year]
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A.
BBC Sports Personality of the Year
BBC Sports Personality of the Year is a prestigious annual BBC award honoring the most outstanding British sportsperson as voted for by the public.
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B.
Prestwich Medal
The Prestwich Medal is a prestigious scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of geology.
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C.
Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year
The Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year is a prestigious annual award given by English football journalists to the player judged to have been the best in English football over the preceding season.
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D.
Bigsby Medal
The Bigsby Medal is a prestigious geological award presented by the Geological Society of London to recognize significant contributions to the study of geology, particularly by early- to mid-career scientists.
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E.
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award is a special honor presented by the BBC to individuals who have made outstanding, long-term contributions to the world of sport.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Wisden Cricketer of the Year Target entity description: Wisden Cricketer of the Year is one of the most prestigious annual cricket honors awarded by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack to players for outstanding performances in the English cricket season.
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A.
BBC Sports Personality of the Year
BBC Sports Personality of the Year is a prestigious annual BBC award honoring the most outstanding British sportsperson as voted for by the public.
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B.
Prestwich Medal
The Prestwich Medal is a prestigious scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of geology.
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C.
Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year
The Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year is a prestigious annual award given by English football journalists to the player judged to have been the best in English football over the preceding season.
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D.
Bigsby Medal
The Bigsby Medal is a prestigious geological award presented by the Geological Society of London to recognize significant contributions to the study of geology, particularly by early- to mid-career scientists.
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E.
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award is a special honor presented by the BBC to individuals who have made outstanding, long-term contributions to the world of sport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wisden award
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annual sports award ⓘ cricket award ⓘ |
| appearsInPublication | Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ⓘ |
| awardFor | outstanding performances in the English cricket season ⓘ |
| awardType | individual player award ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| field | sports ⓘ |
| firstAwardedForSeason | 1888 English cricket season ⓘ |
| formerMaximumNumberOfRecipientsPerYear |
1
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6 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasGenderSpecificVariant |
Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World
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linked to:
Wisden Cricketer of the Year
|
| hasNotableRecipient |
Alastair Cook
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Ben Stokes ⓘ Brian Lara ⓘ Don Bradman ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Donald Bradman
Garfield Sobers ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers
Glenn McGrath ⓘ Ian Botham ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Ian Botham
Imran Khan ⓘ Jack Hobbs ⓘ Jacques Kallis ⓘ James Anderson ⓘ Joe Root ⓘ Kumar Sangakkara ⓘ Michael Holding ⓘ Muttiah Muralitharan ⓘ Richard Hadlee ⓘ Ricky Ponting ⓘ Sachin Tendulkar ⓘ Shane Warne ⓘ Virat Kohli ⓘ W. G. Grace ⓘ Wasim Akram ⓘ |
| hasRelatedAward |
Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World
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linked to:
Wisden Cricketer of the Year
|
| inception | 1889 ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | English ⓘ |
| maximumNumberOfRecipientsPerYear | 5 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
a player can normally be chosen only once
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considered one of the most prestigious cricket honors ⓘ one of the oldest individual awards in cricket ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ⓘ |
| publisher | John Wisden & Co. ⓘ |
| scope | performances in English domestic and international cricket played in England ⓘ |
| selectionBody | editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
editorial choice of Wisden editor
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performance in previous English season ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
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Subject: Wisden Cricketer of the Year Description of subject: Wisden Cricketer of the Year is one of the most prestigious annual cricket honors awarded by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack to players for outstanding performances in the English cricket season.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year
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hasGenderSpecificVariant
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Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World
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linked to: Wisden Cricketer of the Year
linked to: Wisden Cricketer of the Year