ICC Awards 2007

[BigCrickNan]

(I've searched for this and can't find much, sorry if it's been posted)

ICC Awards 2007

Ponting retains Cricketer of Year

Cricinfo staff

September 10, 2007

In a year of spectacular success for Australia it was only fitting that Ricky Ponting dominated the awards night in Johannesburg. He was named Player of the Year for the second year in a row, and he also won the Captain of the Year award and was named in both the ODI and the Test teams of the year. His efforts with the bat were outstanding - 576 runs in five Tests at an average of 82.28, an ODI average of 51.52 during the period August 9, 2006 to August 8, 2007 - while as captain he won the three huge series over the last year: the Ashes, the Champions Trophy and the World Cup. Ponting couldn't have asked for much more.

Full Article: http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/310283.html


In short:

Player of the year: Ricky Ponting
Captain of the year: Ricky Ponting
ODI Player of the year: Matthew Hayden
Test Player of the year: Momo Yousuf
Emerging Player of the year: Shaun Tait (wasn't strong competition then...)
Associate Player of the year: Thomas Odoyo (This award for associate nations if you haven't realised, so this is aimed at Matt)
Umpire of the year: Simon Taufel

Test Team of the year:
Matthew Hayden, Michael Vaughan, Ricky Ponting (c), Mohammad Yousuf, Kevin Pietersen, Michael Hussey, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Stuart Clark, Muttiah Muralitharan, Makhaya Ntini, Mohammad Asif. 12th man: Zaheer Khan.


ODI Team of the year:
Matthew Hayden, Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting (c), Kevin Pietersen, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher (wk), Chaminda Vaas, Shane Bond, Muttiah Muralitharan, Glenn McGrath.

 

[evertonfan]

Mohammed Asif in the ODI team of the year?

Cheats do prosper kids.

Btw Drew, Vaughan is supposed to be in the Test team. That's a Cricinfo booboo.

 

[Sureshot]

Australia played all of 5 Tests during the said time, didn't they?

Lazy beggars

 

[Will_NA]

I've just noticed Shaun Tait already has 28 ODI wickets in just 15 matches, nearly 2 wickets a match at a SR of 26.46.

No wonder he got emerging player of the year.

 

[Animator!]

How the hell is Chanderpaul not in that Test Team?

 

[evertonfan]

Because the ICC are mentally deranged.

 

[andrew_nixon]

Because the ICC are mentally deranged.

Not exactly news is it?

The associate ODI player of the year award was a joke. How can no Ireland players get to the final short list when they've been by far the best performing associate in the time period.

 

[Cricketman]

ODi Team of the year:
Matthew Hayden, Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Kevin Pietersen, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher (wk), Chaminda Vaas, Shane Bond, Muttiah Muralitharan, Glenn McGrath.

ROFL at that.
No Ganguly and No bell...rofl rofl :rtfl

 

[sd92]

Some strange decisions, quite amusing really.

 

[ZexyZahid]

Good to see Mohammad Yousuf winning an award. He is the first Pakistani to win it. Also Asif had a great year, so it's not unusual he has been named in the Test team.

And I expected Ponting to win a lot.

 

[sd92]

Yes but why should he even be allowed to win the awards. It was a disgrace he was even allowed to play this year, let a loan again.

 

[Hooper]

Surprise Suprise

 

[sd92]

Surprise Suprise indeed.

 

[irottev]

The teams they pick are always pretty wrong.

 

[iloveireland]

That team is terrrible. Ponting should be captain of both teams.