Tonight Australia’s best individual cricketers will be crowned at the Australian Cricket Awards – the code’s glamorous showpiece awards ceremony.
Headlining the night are the Allan Border Medal and Belinda Clark Award, respectively awarded to Australia’s most outstanding men’s and women’s cricketer from the past year.
The ceremony, which takes place at Melbourne’s Crown Casino, will see a whopping 12 awards handed out in total.
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Both men’s and women’s cricket have individual awards for the best Test, ODI and T20I players of the year.
There is also a BBL Player of the Tournament, men’s and women’s domestic cricketer of the year awards, as well as male and female Young Cricketers of the Year awards.
Steve Smith is the reigning recipient of the Allan Border Medal, his fourth time winning the award, while Beth Mooney holds the Belinda Clark Medal.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS
BBL Player of the Tournament — Matthew Short
WBBL Player of the Tournament — Chamari Athapaththu
Women’s Domestic Player of the Year — Sophie Day and Elyse Villani
Men’s Domestic Player of the Year — Cameron Bancroft
Betty Wilson Young Cricketer of the Year — Emma de Broughe
Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year — Fergus O’Neill
Mitch Marsh is the favourite to win the Allan Border Medal this time around, thanks to his performances across all three formats, while Pat Cummins and Travis Head are also in the running.
Votes are weighted in the race for the Allan Border Medal – with votes from Test matches worth twice as much as ODI fixtures, and three times T20I votes. Votes are cast after each game on a 3-2-1 system, voted upon by teammates, match referees or umpires, and members of the media.
Meanwhile Ellyse Perry (already a three-time winner) and Ash Gardner are among a stacked list of genuine contenders for Belinda Clark Medal, with a long line of players enjoying exceptional years.
The awards for all international formats, male and female, covers the period of matches from 22 January 2023 to 9 January 2024 – before the two West Indies matches.
The Australian Cricket Awards ceremony will be televised on Fox Cricket (Ch. 501) and can be streamed on KAYO from 7pm AEDT.
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