Allan Border Medal

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Allan Border Medal
Awarded for Most outstanding Australian cricketer of the year
Presented by Cricket Australia
Country Australia
First awarded 2000
Last awarded present
Television coverage
Network Nine Network

The Allan Border Medal is considered to be the most prestigious individual prize in Australian cricket. First awarded in 2000, the medal is named after former Australian captain Allan Border and recognises the most outstanding Australian cricketer of the past season as voted by his peers, the media and umpires. Votes are cast after each game on a 3-2-1 basis, with a weighting applied to give both One Day International and Test players an equal chance of winning the award.

The awards night also includes:

  • Test Player of the Year
  • One Day International Player of the Year
  • Twenty20 International Player of the Year
  • Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year
  • State Player of the Year, and
  • Women's International Cricketer of the Year.

New members of the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame are also inducted on Allan Border Medal night.

The award ceremony takes place at the Crown Casino in Melbourne and is usually held towards the end of January or the start of February each year.

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[edit] Allan Border Medallists

Ricky Ponting has won the award a total of four times, sharing it once with Michael Clarke.

Clarke has won the award three times: he won in 2005 despite Damien Martyn being the red-hot favourite[1]; he shared the award with Ponting in 2009, and won it again outright in 2012.

Shane Watson has won the award twice, in 2010 and 2011.

Medal winners have been:

*No countback is used in the Allan Border Medal

[edit] Other awards

On Allan Border Medal night there are also other awards announced such as the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year, One Day International Player of the Year, Test Player of the Year, State Player of the Year and Women's International Cricketer of the Year. In February 2007, Ricky Ponting became the first player to win the three major awards in the same year. 2011 was the introduction of a Twenty20 International player of the year.

[edit] Test Player of the Year

[edit] One Day International Player of the Year

*After counting in the 2006 One Day Player of the Year award, Andrew Symonds, Michael Hussey, Brett Lee and Adam Gilchrist all drew on 22 votes. On a count-back, the winner would have been Andrew Symonds but he was ruled ineligible because he was suspended for two One Day Matches for an off-field indiscretion. On a second count-back Michael Hussey was declared the winner.

[edit] Twenty20 International Player of the Year

[edit] Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year

[edit] State Player of the Year

[edit] Women's International Cricketer of the Year

[edit] References

  1. ^ Clarke wins Allan Border Medal, Cricket-Online, 30.01.05

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