2005 ICC Awards

The second ICC Awards ceremony was held at the Four Seasons Hotel in 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. The awards were presented at a function in Sydney on 11 October during the Super Series between champions Australia and the ICC World XI.[1]

The Selection Panel

Nominees were voted by a 50-member panel of current and ex-players and officials from among players selected by a committee headed by India's Sunil Gavaskar. Selection panel members:

Winners and nominees

The winners and nominees of various individual awards were:[2]

Cricketer of the Year

  • Winners: Andrew Flintoff (England) and Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
  • Nominees: Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan), Adam Gilchrist (Australia), Glenn McGrath (Australia)

Test Player of the Year

  • Winner: Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
  • Nominees: Adam Gilchrist (Australia), Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan), Glenn McGrath (Australia), Shane Warne (Australia)

ODI Player of the Year

  • Winner: Kevin Pietersen (England)
  • Nominees: Andrew Flintoff (England), Adam Gilchrist (Australia), Brett Lee (Australia), Andrew Symonds (Australia)

Emerging Player of the Year

  • Winner: Kevin Pietersen (England)
  • Nominees: A Ahmed (Bangladesh), IR Bell (England), G Gambhir (India), KKD Karthik (India), KP Pietersen (England), M Rana (Bangladesh), AB de Villiers (South Africa)

Umpire of the Year

Spirit of Cricket

ICC World XI Teams

ICC Test Team of the Year

Ricky Ponting was selected as the captain of the Test team. In addition to a wicket-keeper, 9 other players and a 12th man were also announced as follows:

ICC ODI Team of the Year

See also

References

  1. ↑ ICC Awards
  2. ↑ "BBC SPORT - Cricket - Flintoff nominated for ICC awards". bbc.co.uk.
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