ICC Awards 2011
The International Cricket Council Awards ceremony held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, the ICC Awards for the year 2011 on 12th September turned out to be all-England affair. Jonathan Trott was named the ICC Cricketer of the Year as he accepted the award from ICC President Sharad Pawar along with the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy. England’s opening batsman, Alastair Cook also won the Test Cricketer of the Year award. The LG ICC Awards 2011 is based on the remarkable performances of players and officials for the 12 month period from August 11, 2010 to August 3, 2011.
Here is the list of ICC awards 2011 presented during the glittering ceremony in London:
ICC AWARDS 2011
Test team of the year: Alastair Cook, Hashim Amla, Jonathan Trott, Sachin Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara (Capt/WK), AB de Villiers, Jacques Kallis, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Dale Steyn, James Anderson, Zaheer Khan (12th man).
ODI team of the year: MS Dhoni (Capt & WK), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Virender Sehwag, Kumar Sangakkara, AB de Villiers, Shane Watson, Yuvraj Singh, Graeme Swann, Umar Gul, Dale Steyn, Zaheer Khan, 12th Man - Lasith Malinga
1. ICC Cricketer of the Year - Jonathan Trott, England
Tests-12, Runs-1,042, Avge-65.12, 4-100s, 3-50s; ODIs-24, Runs-1,064, Avge-48.36, 2-100s, 9-50s
Other Nominees: Alastair Cook (Eng), Hashim Amla (SA), S.R. Tendulkar (Ind)
Previous Winners: Rahul Dravid (2004), Andrew Flintoff and Jacques Kallis (2005), Ricky Ponting (2006 & 2007), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (2008), Mitchell Johnson (2009) and Sachin Tendulkar (2010).
2. Test Cricketer of the Year – Alistair Cook, England
Tests-12, Inn-18, Runs-1,302, Avge-51.74, 6-100s, 4-50s, HS-235 n.o. against Australia in Brisbane
Other Nominees: Jonathan Trott (Eng), James Anderson (Eng) & Jacques Kallis (SA)
3. ODI Cricketer of the Year - Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka
ODIs-25, Runs-1,049, Avge-55.21, 1-100s, 7-50s, Catches-26, Stumpings-10
Other Nominees: Shane Watson (Aus), Hashim Amla (SA) & Gautam Gambhir (Ind)
4. People's Choice Award - Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka
Other Nominees: Hashim Amla (SA), Jonathan Trott (Eng), Chris Gayle (WI) & MS Dhoni (Ind)
5. Spirit of Cricket Award - MS Dhoni, India
MS Dhoni recalled England batsman Ian Bell during the second Test match at Trent Bridge, July/August 2011
Other Nominee: Jacques Kallis (SA)
Jacques Kallis walked twice during the World Cup 2011 after ascertaining from the fielder that he had caught the ball cleanly
6. Emerging Player Award - Devendra Bishoo, West Indies
Tests-5, Wkts-21, Avge-35.42, ODIs-11. Wkts-19, Avge-21.57
Other Nominees: Darren Bravo (WI), Wahab Riaz (Pak) & Azhar Ali (Pak)
7. ICC Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year - Ryan ten Doeschate, Netherlands
ODIs-6, Runs-, Avge-61.40, 2-100s, 1-50s, SR-89.24,
Other Nominees: Hamid Hassan (Afg), Paul Stirling (Ire) and Kevin O'Brien (Ire),
8. Twenty20 International Performance of the Year - Tim Southee, New Zealand
5 wickets for 18 Runs in 4 overs against Pakistan at Auckland
Other Nominees: Tim Bresnan (Eng) 3-10 v Pakistan, JP Duminy (SA) 96* v Zimbabwe, Shane Watson (Aus) 59 v England
9. ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year - Stafanie Taylor, West Indies
ODIs-10, Runs-610, Avge-76.25, Wkts-15, T20s: Runs-49, Wkts-5
Other Nominees: Charlotte Edwards (Eng), Lydia Greenway (Eng) & Shelley Nitschke (Aus)
10. Umpire of the Year - Aleem Dar, Pakistan
Tests-5, ODIs-13 including 8 matches in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
Other Nominees: Steve Davis (Aus), Ian Gould (NZ) & Simon Taufel (Aus)
Members of the voting academy
Former players: Andy Bichel, Naimur Rahman, Aamir Sohail, Pat Symcox, Nasser Hussein, Russel Arnold, Robin Singh, Shane Bond, Grant Flower, Desmond Haynes, and John Davison (Associate Representative Cricketer)
Media: Greg Buckle (Australia), Abdul Majid Bhatti (Pakistan), Azad Majumdar (Bangladesh), Kevin McCallum (South Africa), Stephen Brenkley (England), Chris Dhambarage (Sri Lanka), Ayaz Memon (India), Tony Becca (West Indies), Bryan Waddle (New Zealand), John Ward (Zimbabwe) and KR Nayer (Associate Representative)
Elite panel of ICC referees representative: Chris Broad
Elite panel of ICC umpires representative: Aleem Dar
Chairman of ICC cricket committee: Clive Lloyd
