Australian Cricket Awards
Annual honors for Australian cricket excellence.
The Australian Cricket Awards are a series of annual honors presented by Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers' Association. Originally known as the Allan Border Medal awards in 2000, they recognize outstanding performances in Australian cricket. The ceremony is a major publicity event and traditionally takes place at the Crown Casino in Melbourne.
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The award ceremony is a major publicity event, traditionally held at the Crown Casino in Melbourne in late January or early February. Ceremonies in 2014, 2015, and 2017 took place in Sydney. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 and 2022 awards were announced during the BBL Finals pre-match show. From 2000 to 2010, the event aired on the digital channel Nine, and on 9Gem from 2011 to 2018. Since 2019, it has been televised live on Fox Cricket and 7mate. No physical ceremony occurred in 2026. New members of the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame are inducted during the ceremony.
Allan Border Medallists
The Allan Border Medal is the most prestigious individual prize in Australian men's cricket, first awarded in 2000 and named after former captain Allan Border. It recognizes the most outstanding male Australian cricketer of the past season. Five cricketers have won the award more than once: Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke each won four times, sharing the award in 2009, as well as Steve Smith (4). David Warner has won three times, while Shane Watson and Travis Head have each won twice. Watson holds the highest vote count of 296, with a margin of 100 votes in 2011. No count-back is used in the voting. Winners include Glenn McGrath (2000), Colin Miller (2001), Matthew Hayden (2002), Adam Gilchrist (2003), and others through 2026, when Travis Head won.
Belinda Clark Award
The Belinda Clark Award recognizes Australia's best women's international cricketer, presented annually for performances in the previous twelve-month period. It is named after former national team captain Belinda Clark. Winners include Karen Rolton (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006), Cathryn Fitzpatrick (2004), Lisa Sthalekar (2007, 2008), Shelley Nitschke (2009–2012), Jess Cameron (2013), Meg Lanning (2014, 2015, 2017), Ellyse Perry (2016, 2018, 2020), Alyssa Healy (2019), Beth Mooney (2021, 2023), Ashleigh Gardner (2022, 2024), and Annabel Sutherland (2025, 2026).
Other awards
Other awards presented during the ceremony include the Shane Warne Men's Test Player of the Year, Men's One Day International Player of the Year, Women's One Day International Player of the Year, Men's Twenty20 International Player of the Year, Women's Twenty20 International Player of the Year, Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year, Betty Wilson Young Cricketer of the Year, Male Domestic Player of the Year, Female Domestic Player of the Year, and Community Champion Award. Shane Watson has won a total of 7 awards, the most by any player, and is the only player to have won in all formats and all five major awards for male players. Three players won three major awards including the Allan Border Medal in the same year: Ricky Ponting in 2007, Shane Watson in 2011, and Steve Smith in 2015. In 2006, after a tie on 22 votes, Andrew Symonds was ruled ineligible due to a suspension, and Michael Hussey was declared winner.
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