ICC AWARDS
The 'ICC Awards' is a set of sports awards for cricket. The awards recognise and honour the best international cricket players of the previous 12 months. The Awards has been institutionalized by International Cricket Council since 2004
Ten awards are presented:
★ ICC Player of the Year
★ Women's Cricketer of the Year
★ Test Player of the Year
★ One-day Player of the Year
★ Captain of the Year
★ Emerging Player of the Year
::Players eligible for this award must be under 26 years of age at the start of the voting period and have played no more than five Tests and/or 10 ODIs before that date.
★ Test Team of the Year
★ One-day Team of the Year
★ Spirit of Cricket Award
::Described by the ICC as awarded to the team most notable for "upholding the 'Spirit of the Game', involving respect for:
::
★ Their opponents
::
★ Their own captain and team
::
★ The role of the umpires
::
★ The game's traditional values"
★ Umpire of the Year
The judging period is from 1 August to 31 July the next year.
The ICC Selection committee comprises eminent former players and select the finalists for the ICC Player of the Year, ICC Test Player of the Year, ICC ODI Player of the Year, ICC Emerging Player of the Year. The committee selects the final ICC World Test Team and ICC World ODI Team.
2004: Sunil Gavaskar(Chairman), Richie Benaud, Michael Holding, Ian Botham, Barry Richards
2005: Sunil Gavaskar(Chairman), David Gower, Richard Hadlee, Rod Marsh, Courtney Walsh
2006:Sunil Gavaskar (Chairman), Allan Donald, Ian Healy, Arjuna Ranatunga, Waqar Younis
The final selection for the award is voted for by an academy of 56 (expanded from 50 in 2004), which includes current national team captains of test playing nations (10), members of the Elite panel of ICC umpires and referees (18), prominent former players and cricket correspondents (28). In the event of a tie in the voting, the award is shared.
Main articles: 2004 ICC Cricket Awards
The inaugural ICC Awards ceremony was held on 7 September, 2004, in London. The judging period covered was from 1 August, 2003, to 31 July, 2004, and included all Test matches and one-day internationals played during that period.
The winners of various awards in the inaugural ICC Awards were:
★ 'Player of the Year:' Rahul Dravid (India)
★ 'Test Player of the Year:' Rahul Dravid (India)
★ 'ODI Player of the Year:' Andrew Flintoff (England)
★ 'Emerging Player of the Year:' Irfan Pathan (India)
★ 'Umpire of the Year:' Simon Taufel (Australia)
★ 'Spirit of Cricket:' New Zealand
★ 'World Test XI:' Matthew Hayden, Herschelle Gibbs, Ricky Ponting (captain), Rahul Dravid, Brian Lara, Jacques Kallis, Adam Gilchrist, Chaminda Vaas, Shane Warne, Jason Gillespie, Steve Harmison
★ 'World one-day XI:' Adam Gilchrist, Sachin Tendulkar, Chris Gayle, Ricky Ponting (captain), Brian Lara, Virender Sehwag, Jacques Kallis, Andrew Flintoff, Shaun Pollock, Chaminda Vaas, Jason Gillespie
The second ICC awards ceremony was held at the Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney, Australia, on 11 October 2005. The judging period covered was from 1 August, 2004, to 31 July, 2005. This did not include the whole of the 2005 Ashes Series, since the final four matches of this series were played in August and September.
Award winners were:
★ 'Player of the Year:' Awarded jointly to Andrew Flintoff (England) and Jacques Kallis (S Africa)
★ 'Test Player of the Year:' Jacques Kallis (S Africa)
★ 'ODI Player of the Year:' Kevin Pietersen (England)
★ 'Emerging Player of the Year:' Kevin Pietersen (England)
★ 'Umpire of the Year:' Simon Taufel (Australia)
★ 'Spirit of Cricket:' England
★ 'World Test XI:' Virender Sehwag, Graeme Smith, Ricky Ponting (captain), Jacques Kallis, Brian Lara, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Andrew Flintoff, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Chaminda Vaas, Glenn McGrath. 12th man: Anil Kumble
★ 'World one-day XI:' Marvan Atapattu (captain), Adam Gilchrist, Rahul Dravid, Kevin Pietersen, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Andrew Flintoff, Andrew Symonds, Daniel Vettori, Brett Lee, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Glenn McGrath. 12th man: Jacques Kallis.
★ List of nominees for 2005 awards
The third ICC awards ceremony was held in Mumbai, India on 3 November 2006, during the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy. The judging period was from 1 August 2005 to 8 August 2006, thus including three of the four Tests between Pakistan and England, and the Test series between South Africa and Sri Lanka. For the first time, there was an award of Women's Cricketer of the Year and Captain of the Year.
Award winners were:
★ 'Player of the Year:' Ricky Ponting (Australia)
★ 'Test Player of the Year:' Ricky Ponting (Australia)
★ 'ODI Player of the Year:' Michael Hussey (Australia)
★ 'Emerging Player of the Year:' Ian Bell (England)
★ 'Umpire of the Year:' Simon Taufel (Australia)
★ 'Captain of the Year:' Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
★ 'Women's Cricketer of the Year:' Karen Rolton (Australia)
★ 'Spirit of Cricket:' English cricket team
★ 'World Test XI:' Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Ricky Ponting, Rahul Dravid (captain), Mohammad Yousuf, Kumar Sangakkara (wicket-keeper), Andrew Flintoff, Shane Warne, Makhaya Ntini, Muttiah Muralitharan, Glenn McGrath. 12th man: Brett Lee
★ 'World one-day XI:' Adam Gilchrist (wicket-keeper), M. S. Dhoni, Ricky Ponting, Yuvraj Singh, Michael Hussey, Andrew Flintoff, Irfan Pathan, Brett Lee, Shane Bond, Muttiah Muralitharan. 12th man: Andrew Symonds
★ Nominees for 2006
| Contents |
| Award categories |
| Methodology |
| 2004 awards |
| 2005 awards |
| 2006 awards |
| See also |
Award categories
Ten awards are presented:
★ ICC Player of the Year
★ Women's Cricketer of the Year
★ Test Player of the Year
★ One-day Player of the Year
★ Captain of the Year
★ Emerging Player of the Year
::Players eligible for this award must be under 26 years of age at the start of the voting period and have played no more than five Tests and/or 10 ODIs before that date.
★ Test Team of the Year
★ One-day Team of the Year
★ Spirit of Cricket Award
::Described by the ICC as awarded to the team most notable for "upholding the 'Spirit of the Game', involving respect for:
::
★ Their opponents
::
★ Their own captain and team
::
★ The role of the umpires
::
★ The game's traditional values"
★ Umpire of the Year
Methodology
The judging period is from 1 August to 31 July the next year.
The ICC Selection committee comprises eminent former players and select the finalists for the ICC Player of the Year, ICC Test Player of the Year, ICC ODI Player of the Year, ICC Emerging Player of the Year. The committee selects the final ICC World Test Team and ICC World ODI Team.
2004: Sunil Gavaskar(Chairman), Richie Benaud, Michael Holding, Ian Botham, Barry Richards
2005: Sunil Gavaskar(Chairman), David Gower, Richard Hadlee, Rod Marsh, Courtney Walsh
2006:Sunil Gavaskar (Chairman), Allan Donald, Ian Healy, Arjuna Ranatunga, Waqar Younis
The final selection for the award is voted for by an academy of 56 (expanded from 50 in 2004), which includes current national team captains of test playing nations (10), members of the Elite panel of ICC umpires and referees (18), prominent former players and cricket correspondents (28). In the event of a tie in the voting, the award is shared.
2004 awards
Main articles: 2004 ICC Cricket Awards
The inaugural ICC Awards ceremony was held on 7 September, 2004, in London. The judging period covered was from 1 August, 2003, to 31 July, 2004, and included all Test matches and one-day internationals played during that period.
The winners of various awards in the inaugural ICC Awards were:
★ 'Player of the Year:' Rahul Dravid (India)
★ 'Test Player of the Year:' Rahul Dravid (India)
★ 'ODI Player of the Year:' Andrew Flintoff (England)
★ 'Emerging Player of the Year:' Irfan Pathan (India)
★ 'Umpire of the Year:' Simon Taufel (Australia)
★ 'Spirit of Cricket:' New Zealand
★ 'World Test XI:' Matthew Hayden, Herschelle Gibbs, Ricky Ponting (captain), Rahul Dravid, Brian Lara, Jacques Kallis, Adam Gilchrist, Chaminda Vaas, Shane Warne, Jason Gillespie, Steve Harmison
★ 'World one-day XI:' Adam Gilchrist, Sachin Tendulkar, Chris Gayle, Ricky Ponting (captain), Brian Lara, Virender Sehwag, Jacques Kallis, Andrew Flintoff, Shaun Pollock, Chaminda Vaas, Jason Gillespie
2005 awards
The second ICC awards ceremony was held at the Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney, Australia, on 11 October 2005. The judging period covered was from 1 August, 2004, to 31 July, 2005. This did not include the whole of the 2005 Ashes Series, since the final four matches of this series were played in August and September.
Award winners were:
★ 'Player of the Year:' Awarded jointly to Andrew Flintoff (England) and Jacques Kallis (S Africa)
★ 'Test Player of the Year:' Jacques Kallis (S Africa)
★ 'ODI Player of the Year:' Kevin Pietersen (England)
★ 'Emerging Player of the Year:' Kevin Pietersen (England)
★ 'Umpire of the Year:' Simon Taufel (Australia)
★ 'Spirit of Cricket:' England
★ 'World Test XI:' Virender Sehwag, Graeme Smith, Ricky Ponting (captain), Jacques Kallis, Brian Lara, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Andrew Flintoff, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Chaminda Vaas, Glenn McGrath. 12th man: Anil Kumble
★ 'World one-day XI:' Marvan Atapattu (captain), Adam Gilchrist, Rahul Dravid, Kevin Pietersen, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Andrew Flintoff, Andrew Symonds, Daniel Vettori, Brett Lee, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Glenn McGrath. 12th man: Jacques Kallis.
★ List of nominees for 2005 awards
2006 awards
The third ICC awards ceremony was held in Mumbai, India on 3 November 2006, during the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy. The judging period was from 1 August 2005 to 8 August 2006, thus including three of the four Tests between Pakistan and England, and the Test series between South Africa and Sri Lanka. For the first time, there was an award of Women's Cricketer of the Year and Captain of the Year.
Award winners were:
★ 'Player of the Year:' Ricky Ponting (Australia)
★ 'Test Player of the Year:' Ricky Ponting (Australia)
★ 'ODI Player of the Year:' Michael Hussey (Australia)
★ 'Emerging Player of the Year:' Ian Bell (England)
★ 'Umpire of the Year:' Simon Taufel (Australia)
★ 'Captain of the Year:' Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
★ 'Women's Cricketer of the Year:' Karen Rolton (Australia)
★ 'Spirit of Cricket:' English cricket team
★ 'World Test XI:' Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Ricky Ponting, Rahul Dravid (captain), Mohammad Yousuf, Kumar Sangakkara (wicket-keeper), Andrew Flintoff, Shane Warne, Makhaya Ntini, Muttiah Muralitharan, Glenn McGrath. 12th man: Brett Lee
★ 'World one-day XI:' Adam Gilchrist (wicket-keeper), M. S. Dhoni, Ricky Ponting, Yuvraj Singh, Michael Hussey, Andrew Flintoff, Irfan Pathan, Brett Lee, Shane Bond, Muttiah Muralitharan. 12th man: Andrew Symonds
★ Nominees for 2006
See also
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