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The 2007 ICC Awards were held on 10 September 2007 in Johannesburg, South Africa.[1] Previous events were held in London (2004), Sydney (2005) and Mumbai (2006). Having been hosted since 2004, the ICC Awards were now into their fourth year. They were presented in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) and honours for Associate Player of the Year were also awarded for the first time.[2] The ICC awards the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy to the Cricketer of the Year, which is considered to be the most prestigious award in world cricket.[3]
2007 ICC Awards | |
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Date | 10 September 2007 |
Presented by | ICC |
Highlights | |
Cricketer of the Year | Ricky Ponting (2nd award) |
Test Player of the Year | Mohammad Yousuf (1st award) |
ODI Player of the Year | Matthew Hayden (1st award) |
Emerging Player of the Year | Shaun Tait |
Website | www |
Selection Committee
editNominees were voted on by a 56-member academy of current and ex-players and officials from among players chosen by the ICC Selection Committee, chaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Sunil Gavaskar.
Selection Committee members:
Winners and nominees
editThe winners and nominees of various individual awards were:
Cricketer of the Year
edit- Winner: Ricky Ponting (Aus)
- Nominees: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI), Matthew Hayden (Aus), Michael Hussey (Aus), Mahela Jayawardene (SL), Jacques Kallis (SA), Glenn McGrath (Aus), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Kevin Pietersen (Eng), Shaun Pollock (SA), Kumar Sangakkara (SL), Mohammad Yousuf (Pak)
Test Player of the Year
edit- Winner: Mohammad Yousuf (Pak)
- Nominees: Mohammad Asif (Pak), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI), Stuart Clark (Aus), Matthew Hayden (Aus), Michael Hussey (Aus), Mahela Jayawardene (SL), Zaheer Khan (Ind), Anil Kumble (Ind), Brian Lara (WI), Glenn McGrath (Aus), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Makhaya Ntini (SA), Monty Panesar (Eng), Kevin Pietersen (Eng), Shaun Pollock (SA), Ricky Ponting (Aus), Kumar Sangakkara (SL), Ryan Sidebottom (Eng), Shane Warne (Aus)
ODI Player of the Year
edit- Winner: Matthew Hayden (Aus)
- Nominees: Shane Bond (NZ), Mark Boucher (SA), Nathan Bracken (Aus), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI), Stuart Clark (Aus), Michael Clarke (Aus), Michael Hussey (Aus), Mahela Jayawardene (SL), Jacques Kallis (SA), Brett Lee (Aus), Glenn McGrath (Aus), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Jacob Oram (NZ), Kevin Pietersen (Eng), Shaun Pollock (SA), Ricky Ponting (Aus), Kumar Sangakkara (SL), Yuvraj Singh (Ind), Mohammad Yousuf (Pak)
Emerging Player of the Year
edit- Winner: Shaun Tait (Aus)
- Nominees: Ravi Bopara (Eng), Shakib Al Hasan (Ban), Mitchell Johnson (Aus), Mushfiqur Rahim (Ban), Ross Taylor (NZ), Chris Tremlett (Eng)
Associate Player of the Year
edit- Winner: Thomas Odoyo (Ken)
- Nominees: Ashish Bagai (Can), Andre Botha (Ire), John Davison (Can), Trent Johnston (Ire), Dwayne Leverock (Ber), Kyle McCallan (Ire), Tanmay Mishra (Ken), Eoin Morgan (Ire), Asif Mulla (Can), Niall O'Brien (Ire), Peter Ongondo (Ken), Irving Romaine (Ber), Abdool Samad (Can), Ryan ten Doeschate (Nth), Steve Tikolo (Ken), Hiren Varaiya (Ken), Ryan Watson (Sco)
Umpire of the Year
edit- Winner: Simon Taufel (Aus)
- Nominees: Mark Benson (Eng), Steve Bucknor (WI), Daryl Harper (Aus)
Captain of the Year
edit- Winner: Ricky Ponting (Aus)
- Nominee: Mahela Jayawardene (SL)
Women's Cricketer of the Year
edit- Winner: Jhulan Goswami (Ind)
- Nominees: Caitriona Beggs (Ire), Holly Colvin (Eng), Rumeli Dhar (Ind), Maria Fahey (NZ), Ashlyn Kilowan (SA), Johmari Logtenberg (SA), Urooj Mumtaz (Pak), Shelley Nitschke (Aus), Rebecca Rolls (NZ), Sajjida Shah (Pak), Lisa Sthalekar (Aus), Claire Taylor (Eng)
Spirit of Cricket
editICC World XI Teams
editICC Test Team of the Year
editRicky Ponting was selected as the captain of the Test Team of the Year. In addition to a wicket-keeper, 9 other players and a 12th man were announced as follows:[4]
- Matthew Hayden
- Michael Vaughan
- Ricky Ponting
- Mohammad Yousuf
- Kevin Pietersen
- Michael Hussey
- Kumar Sangakkara (wicket-keeper)
- Stuart Clark
- Makhaya Ntini
- Mohammad Asif
- Muttiah Muralitharan
- Zaheer Khan (12th man)
ICC ODI Team of the Year
editRicky Ponting was also selected as the captain of the ODI Team of the Year. In addition to a wicket-keeper, 9 other players and a 12th man were announced as follows:[5]
Short lists
editCricketer of the Year
editTest Player of the Year
editODI Player of the Year
editEmerging Player of the Year
editAssociate Player of the Year
editUmpire of the Year
editWomen's Cricketer of the Year
editSpirit of Cricket
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Short-lists announced for ICC Awards 2007". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Ponting and Jayawardena head nominees for 2007 ICC Awards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Ponting retains his cricketer of the year crown". The Age. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "ICC names World Test Team of the Year". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "ICC names ODI Team of the Year". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2020.