New Zealand Cricket awards

Here are the major awards:

The National Bank Player of the Year was Daniel Vettori, for the second consecutive time. Martin Snedden said “Daniel has been a dominant force in all facets of the game. He scored New Zealand’s fastest-ever test century against Zimbabwe, and claimed 19 first-class wickets at an average of 17.47. His test batting average was 51.2. In ODI’s he maintained an ODI economy rate of 3.87 and took 23 wickets at an average of 30.17. He also captained the Black Caps in this season’s Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series and was the only New Zealand player selected for the World XI which played Australia in last year’s inaugural Super Series.”

The Redpath Cup for the batsman whose performances in men’s first-class cricket have been the most meritorious was won by Mathew Sinclair, who scored 848 runs at an average 53 with four centuries and four half-centuries.

The Winsor Cup for the bowler whose performances in men’s first-class cricket have been the most meritorious was won by Chris Martin, who took 50 wickets at an average of 23.98.

The first Walter Hadlee Trophy awarded for the most meritorious batting by a New Zealand player in one-day internationals was won by Nathan Astle, who averaged 45 including two centuries and four half centuries.

The second Walter Hadlee Trophy awarded for the most meritorious bowling by a New Zealand player in One-Day internationals was won by Shane Bond who took 36 wickets at an average of 18.11.

The State Medal awarded to the most outstanding player in men’s domestic cricket was won by Jonathan Trott, who scored 275 runs and took eight wickets in the State Championship for Otago, and made 455 runs and took 14 wickets in the State Shield

The full list of awards can be viewed here.

I watched the presentation of the Redpath and Winsor Cups and have to say that Skippy Sinclair did not look that chuffed to win. The camera-man certainly knew where the tension lay and there was a close-up of a very neutral looking John Bracewell applauding politely as his award was announced.