Senior pacer Mitchell Starc received his first Allan Border medal, whereas Ashley Gardner grew to become the primary indigenous individual to win the Belinda Clark Award, the highest two honors on the Cricket Australia (CA) awards.
Starc was awarded for his sturdy performances in all three codecs of the sport. He is simply the fifth bowler in 22 years to win the award.
Mali has additionally obtained recognition for the primary time. She is the primary indigenous participant to attain high gong in Australian girls’s cricket.
“I never dreamed of winning this award. I was completely shocked when I called,” Gardner advised Channel Seven.
“I’m nonetheless in shock. Being the primary First Nations individual to win this award could be very particular not solely to me but in addition to my household and my folks. “I actually grew up each on and off the sector and the sector. Maturing exterior the Ok has affected my sport. When I’m going out with the ball or with the ball the one factor I need to do is win for the group,” Garden stated.
The awards had been determined by a voting course of for the interval 2021-22.
The winners had been determined by votes of gamers, umpires and media representatives all year long. The announcement got here in the course of the lunch break of the continued Women’s Ashes Test right here.
Starc, who took 43 wickets throughout all codecs in a span of 12 months, defeated all-rounder Mitchell Marsh by one vote.
“I’m not really sure what to say at the moment. It was a big surprise. To see some of the names that have won it before, it will take a while to sink in. To receive this award is immense. Honored,” Stark stated.
Gardner was Australia’s third-highest run-scorer and fifth-highest wicket-taker in the course of the voting interval, scoring 281 runs at a mean of 35.10, together with 4 half-centuries and 9 wickets.
She obtained 54 votes to win the Belinda Clark Award forward of Beth Mooney (47) and Alyssa Healy (39).
It was a double celebration for Starc as he additionally received the Men’s ODI Player of the Year. He joins Pat Cummins, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee and Glenn McGrath as the one quick bowler to win the highest award since its inception in 2000.
Star wicket-keeper batsman Alyssa Healy received the Women’s ODI Player of the Year award for the third time.
Last yr’s T20 World Cup closing star Marsh was named the Men’s T20 Player of the Year after a formidable 12 months.
Marsh, who scored 627 runs in 21 T20Is, obtained 53 votes forward of pacer Josh Hazlewood (29) and spinner Ashton Agar (26).
Beth Mooney received the Women’s T20 Player of the Year award for the second time in a row. With 13 votes, she was forward of Tahlia McGrath (10) and Gardner (6).
Batter Travis Head received the Test Player of the Year award courtesy of a formidable Ashes marketing campaign that included two match-winning centuries.
List of 2022 Australian Cricket Awards
Belinda Clark Award: Ashley Gardner (54 votes)
Allan Border Medal:Mitchell Starc (107 votes)
Men’s Test Player of the Year: Travis Head (12 votes)
Women’s ODI Player of the Year: Alyssa Healy (13 votes)
Men’s ODI Player of the Year: Mitchell Starc (15 votes)
Women’s T20 Player of the Year: Beth Mooney (13 votes)
Men’s T20 Player of the Year: Michelle Marsh (53 votes)
Women’s Domestic Player of the Year: Alice Villanik
Men’s Domestic Player of the Year:travis head
Betty Wilson Young Cricketer:Darcy Brown
Bradman Young Cricketer:Tim Ward
Inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame: Justin Langer and Raelee Thompson.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
