Cricket: Fans can pick year's outstanding performer

New Zealand bowler Tim Southee. Photo / Brett Phibbs

Cricket fans again get their chance to vote for their favourite individual performance in the past year.

The inaugural winner of the Fans Choice Award last season was wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum, for his blazing century in a T20 international against Australia in Christchurch.

The five finalists are:

* Otago left arm seamer Neil Wagner, for his world-first five wickets in a six-ball over in a first-class game against Wellington;

* New Zealand new-ball bowler Chris Martin, for reducing India to 15 for five at Ahmedabad in a test, finishing with five for 63;

* Tim Southee, for his five for 18 against Pakistan in a T20 clash at Eden Park, including a hat-trick, and all five taken in the space of eight deliveries;

* New Zealand captain Ross Taylor for his unbeaten 131 against Pakistan at the World Cup;

* Canterbury bowler Matt Henry, who took five for 23 in nine overs on debut for Canterbury against Wellington.

Fans can vote on www.blackcaps.co.nz/fanschoice, with the winner named at the annual awards dinner in Auckland next month.