Anrich Nortje and Shabnim Ismail win big at CSA Awards
By Neo Poho
Anrich Nortje won the Men’s Player of the Year Award at the annual Cricket South Africa (CSA) Awards that were held in Midrand on Friday evening.
Nortje, who was nominated in each of the men’s categories, was rewarded for his consistent pace and accuracy across all formats while Kagiso Rabada was named Test Player of the Year for a second consecutive year.
Rabada's pitch-perfect leg cutter to Kraigg Brathwaite in the first Betway test against West Indies at SuperSport Park in March, was voted the Best Delivery Fuelled by KFC.
One-day international captain Temba Bavuma was honoured with the Men’s One-Day international Player of the Year award while Reeza Hendricks was named Men’s T20 International Player of the Year.
In a night where CSA had a first in-person awards ceremony since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Gerald Coetzee earned himself the International Men’s Newcomer of the Year gong with David Miller being voted by his peers as the Men’s Players’ Player of the Year.
Meanwhile, in her final season as a key member of the Momentum Proteas, Shabnim Ismail won the SA Women’s Player of the Year accolade while Nonkululeko Mlaba received the Women’s T20 International Player of the Year award along with the Women’s Players’ Player of the Year award.
Laura Wolvaardt won the Women’s one-day international Player of the Year, and as the women’s game continues to rise in popularity, Sinalo Jafta was fittingly voted as the Fans’ Player of the Year.
Here is a full list of all the winners:
SA Women’s Player of the Year: Shabnim Ismail
Women’s T20 International Player of the Year: Nonkululeko Mlaba
Women’s ODI Player of the Year: Laura Wolvaardt
Women’s Players’ Player of the Year: Nonkululeko Mlaba
SA Men’s Player of the Year: Anrich Nortje
Test Player of the Year: Kagiso Rabada
ODI Player of the Year: Temba Bavuma
T20 International Cricketer of the Year: Reeza Hendricks
International Men’s Newcomer of the Year: Gerald Coetzee
SA Men Players’ Player of the Year: David Miller
SA Fans’ Player of the Year: Sinalo Jafta
Best Delivery Fuelled by KFC: Kagiso Rabada
Division 1: 4-Day Domestic Series Player of the Season: Beyers Swanepoel (Dafabet Warriors)
Division 2: 4-Day Domestic Series Player of the Season: Rivaldo Moonsamy (Northern Cape Heat)
Division 1: One-Day Cup Player of the Season: Ryan Rickelton (DP World Lions)
Division 2: One-Day Cup Player of the Season: Joshua van Heerden (Eastern Cape Iinyathi)
CSA T20 Challenge Player of the Season: Bamanye Xenxe (Gbet Rocks)
Division 1 Coach of the Year: Mandla
Mashimbyi (Momentum Multiply Titans)
Division 2 Coach of the Year: Mark Charlton (Northern Cape Heat)
Domestic Players’ Player of the Season: Ryan Rickelton (DP World Lions)
Domestic Newcomer of the Season: Jordan Hermann (Dafabet Warriors)
SACA Most Valuable Player Award: Beyers Swanepoel (Dafabet Warriors)
Makhaya Ntini Power of Cricket Award: Mondli Khumalo
CSA Umpires’ Umpire of the Year: Adrian Holdstock
CSA Umpire of the Year: Adrian Holdstock
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