2011 LG ICC Awards

2011 LG ICC Awards Logo.

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]

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

  • New Zealand 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

  • India 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

Kumar Sangakkara was selected as both the captain and the wicketkeeper of the ICC Test Team 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

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

LG People's Choice Award

See also

References

  1. ICC Awards Overview Archived 16 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved on 23 August 2011.
  2. Archived 26 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved on 23 August 2011.
  3. ICC Awards 2011 – Jonathan Trott is ICC Cricketer of the Year ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved on 13-09-2011
  4. "ICC Test Team of the Year 2011 announced". Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  5. "Short-lists announced for LG ICC Awards 2011". Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
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