Wisden Leading Cricketer of the Year 2013 Award

The prestigious Wisden Leading Cricketer of the Year 2013 Award went to South Africa pacer Dale Steyn. 

Dale Steyn, the fiery fast bowler put up some remarkable displays over the year, including a stunning 6/8 against Pakistan at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, and 6/100 against India on a completely unhelpful surface at Kingsmead, Durban, at the end of the year. 

In all, he took 51 wickets in 9 Tests at an average of 17.66, while in 13 ODIs,Dale Steyn took 27 wickets at 15.85 with a best of 6/39

Wisden down the years

1864: Wisden publishes first Cricketers' Almanack
1889: Wisden selects its first Cricketers of the Year
2000: Wisden names its Five Cricketers of the Century: Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Jack Hobbs, Shane Warne and Sir Viv Richards
2009: Claire Taylor(England) is the first woman to be named as a Cricketer of the Year
2013: Wisden publishes 150th Edition