2015 ICC Awards
The 2015 ICC Awards are awards in ten categories by the International Cricket Council to international cricket players.[1] The voting panel took into account players' performance between September 2014 and September 2015.[2]
Awards
- Steve Smith won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy as 2015 cricketer of the year.[3]
- Smith also won the 2015 test cricketer of the year award.[2]
- AB de Villiers won the 2015 ODI player of the year award.[4]
- Meg Lanning won the 2015 Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year award.[2]
- The 2015 ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year award was given to Josh Hazlewood.[5]
- Khurram Khan won the 2015 ICC Associate/Affiliate cricketer of the year award.[6][7]
- Faf du Plessis was awarded the 2015 Twenty20 International "performance of the year" for scoring 119 runs off 56 deliveries in a T20 match against the West Indies,.[1]
- Stafanie Taylor won the award for the Women's Twenty20 International player of 2015.[6][8]
- Richard Kettleborough won the David Shepherd Trophy as 2015 ICC umpire of the year.[6]
- Brendon McCullum was given the 2015 "Spirit of Cricket Award".[6] In the nomination, the ICC noted McCullum's sportsmanship, particularly after the 2015 Cricket World Cup semi-final against South Africa.[9]
World Test XI
David Warner (Aus), Alastair Cook (Eng, captain), Kane Williamson (NZ), Younus Khan (Pak), Steven Smith (Aus), Joe Root (Eng), Sarfraz Ahmed (Pak, wicketkeeper), Stuart Broad (Eng), Trent Boult (NZ), Yasir Shah (Pak), Josh Hazlewood (Aus). 12th Man: Ravichandran Ashwin (Ind).[10]
World ODI XI
Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL), Hashim Amla (SA), Kumar Sangakkara (SL, wicketkeeper), AB de Villiers (SA, captain), Steven Smith (Aus), Ross Taylor (NZ), Trent Boult (NZ), Mohammed Shami (Ind), Mitchell Starc (Aus), Mustafizur Rahman (Ban), Imran Tahir (SA). 12th Man: Joe Root (Eng).[10]
References
- 1 2 "ICC awards 2015". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Steve Smith, Meg Lanning win ICC player of the year awards". ABC News (Australia). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ "Australia captain Steve Smith wins ICC's cricketer of the year award". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ "Australia captain Steve Smith sweeps ICC Awards". The Indian Express. Indian Express Limited. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ "Steve Smith sweeps ICC awards, no Indian among winners". Deccan Herald. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Wu, Andrew (23 December 2015). "Steve Smith, Josh Hazlewood, Meg Lanning claim major ICC player awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ "Steven Smith claims top ICC awards". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ "Cameron hails 'good leader' Taylor". Trinidad Express. Caribbean Communications Network. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ "Brendon McCullum wins ICC Spirit Of Cricket award". The New Zealand Herald. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- 1 2 "ICC Test and ODI Teams of the Year 2015 announced". International Cricket Council. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2016.