2011 LG ICC Awards
The 2011 LG ICC Awards were held on 12 September 2011 in London in England. The awards were presented in association with Federation of International Cricketers' Associations.[1] The International Cricket Council has been hosting the ICC Awards since 2004 and was then in its eighth year. The previous ones were held in London (2004), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006), Johannesburg (2007, 2009), Dubai (2008) and Bengaluru (2010). The ICC awards the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy to the Cricketer of the Year, that of which is considered to be the most prestigious award in world cricket.
The Selection Panel
Selection Panel members:[2]
Clive Lloyd (Chairman) Zaheer Abbas Mike Gatting Paul Adams Danny Morrison
Winners
The winners of the 2011 LG ICC Awards were announced on 12 September 2011 in a grand ceremony in London in England by the International Cricket Council.[3] The following are the winners of the different awards:
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Cricketer of the Year
Test Player of the Year
ODI Player of the Year
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year
Tim Southee – for taking 5/18 with one maiden in his allotted four overs against Pakistan in Auckland, December 2010
Emerging Player of the Year
Associate Player of the Year
David Shepherd Trophy for Umpire of the Year
Women's Cricketer of the Year
Spirit of Cricket
Mahendra Singh Dhoni – for being too generous to recall Ian Bell during the second Test match between England and India at Trent Bridge, July–August 2011
LG People's Choice Award
ICC Teams of the Year
ICC Test Team of the Year
Kumar Sangakkara was selected as the captain and wicketkeeper of the World XI Test team. Other players are:[4]
ICC ODI Team of the Year
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was selected as the captain and wicketkeeper of the World XI ODI team for the fourth time consecutively. Other players are:
Shortlist
The shortlist for the 2011 LG ICC Awards was announced by the International Cricket Council on 26 August 2011. It is the following:[5]
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Cricketer of the Year
Test Player of the Year
ODI Player of the Year
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year
Tim Bresnan JP Duminy Tim Southee – Winner Shane Watson
Emerging Player of the Year
Azhar Ali Devendra Bishoo – Winner Darren Bravo Wahab Riaz
Associate Player of the Year
David Shepherd Trophy for Umpire of the Year
Aleem Dar – Winner Steve Davis Ian Gould Simon Taufel
Women's Cricketer of the Year
Spirit of Cricket
Mahendra Singh Dhoni – Winner Jacques Kallis
LG People's Choice Award
See also
- Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year)
- ICC Test Player of the Year
- ICC ODI Player of the Year Award
- David Shepherd Trophy (Umpire of the Year)
- ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year
- ICC Test Team of the Year
- ICC ODI Team of the Year
External links
References
- ↑ ICC Awards Overview Archived 16 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved on 23 August 2011.
- ↑ Archived 26 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved on 23 August 2011.
- ↑ ICC Awards 2011 – Jonathan Trott is ICC Cricketer of the Year ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved on 13-09-2011
- ↑ "ICC Test Team of the Year 2011 announced". Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ↑ "Short-lists announced for LG ICC Awards 2011". Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.