The 11th year of the LG ICC Awards announced the winners via a media release earlier today. However, a special TV show will be broadcast tomorrow. The show will be hosted by former South Africa captain Graeme Smith and will feature interviews with the nominees and the winners.
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Cricketer of the Year
Mitchell Johnson
Test Cricketer of the Year
Mitchell Johnson
Australian bowler Mitchell Johnson was named winner of the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year and ICC Test Cricketer of the Year.
Since the inception of the LG ICC Awards in 2004, Mitchell Johnson became the second cricketer to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Cricketer of the Year twice, after Ricky Ponting. Johnson is also the third Australian after Ponting (2006) and Michael Clarke (2013) to win the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year award.
In only 8 Tests, Johnson claimed 59 wickets at an average of 15.23. This included two 5-wicket hauls and one 10-wicket haul. In one day cricket, he took 21 wickets in 16 matches at an average of 33.04 with an economy rate of under five runs per over.
After receiving the awards, Johnson said, “Some of the greats of the game have been nominated and won this award and it’s a very special honour."
“Aggressive fast bowlers are something you’d have seen back in the day with the likes of (Dennis) Lillee and (Jeff) Thomson. For me, it’s nice to be able to contribute to the team and do the job that I’ve always thought I’ve been able to do. I suppose it comes down to the attitude I’ve got, the belief and the confidence. I’m very happy with where I am at the moment and I want to keep getting better as a cricketer."
“This is something that I’ll be able to look back on in time when my career is over and be exceptionally proud of. I want to thank everyone for their support, especially my team-mates, support staff and my family for everything they’ve done for me. I wouldn’t be sitting here today without them.”
Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year
Sarah Taylor
ODI Cricketer of the Year
AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers smashed 963 runs in 20 One Day Internationals at an average just above 60.
ICC Emerging Cricket of the Year
Gary Ballance
Gary Ballance claimed his first-ever ICC award as a player under the age of 26, who played less than 5 Tests and/or 10 ODIs at the start of the voting period.
ICC Associate & Affiliate Cricketer
Preston Mommsen
T20 International Performance of the Year
Aaron Finch
Aaron Finch’s 156 runs from 63 balls against England, in the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014.
Women’s T20 Cricketer of the Year
Meg Lanning
ICC Spirit of Cricket Award
Katherine Brunt (England)
Katherine Brunt won the ICC Spirit of Cricket award, for sportingly asking for a referral when a South Africa batter was adjudged to have been given out caught and the decision was subsequently reversed.
Brunt ran out South Africa's Matshipi Letsoalo but called her back and told the on-field umpire she was not sure if the ball was definitely in her hand when she dislodged the bails.
Having checked the television replay, the third umpire subsequently reversed the decision and Letsoalo continued her innings.
ICC Umpire of the Year (winning the David Shepherd Trophy)
Richard Kettleborough
Richard Kettleborough of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires won the David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year for the second consecutive year.
Bhuvaneshwar Kumar won the LG Peoples Choice Award
ICC ODI Team of the Year
Mohammad Hafeez, Quinton de Kock, Virat Kohli, George Bailey, AB de Villiers, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Dwayne Bravo, James Faulkner, Dale Steyn, Mohammad Shami, Ajantha Mendis and Rohit Sharma (12th)
ICC Test Team of the Year
David Warner, Kane Williamson, Kumar Sangakkara, AB de Villiers+, Joe Root, Angelo Mathews*, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Broad, Dale Steyn, Rangana Herath, Tim Southee and Ross Taylor (12th)
