Quinton de Kock scores a fifty in the third T20I between India and South Africa in Indore. Photo: @ProteasCSAMen
Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday announced Quinton de Kock as the South African ODI Player of the Year after scoring four centuries in the 2023 World Cup. Despite retiring from 50-overs cricket, his outstanding performance was recognised.
Reeza Hendricks was awarded the T20I Player of the Year for being the only South African batsman to score a half-century in the period considered, which excluded the T20 World Cup.
Keshav Maharaj, the left-arm spinner who made a remarkable comeback from an Achilles injury to play in the ODI World Cup, was voted Player of the Year by his peers.
Marco Jansen was named Men’s Player of the Year for his all-round contributions, including 17 wickets in the ODI World Cup and strong performances in the Boxing Day Test against India.
The awards covered achievements from May 1, 2023, to April 30, 2024.
Performances in the men’s T20 World Cup in June and in Test and T20I series in the West Indies will be taken into account in next year’s awards. The ceremony was held in September to ensure all domestically contracted players could attend, as they are often unavailable in May due to the IPL.
David Bedingham was named Test Player of the Year for his impressive debut against India and his performances in New Zealand. He was also recognised as the International Newcomer of the Year.
In domestic cricket, Nqabayomzi Peter, who led the Lions to victory in the CSA T20 Cup and made his international debut in June, was named Men’s Domestic Rookie of the Season and T20 Challenge Player of the Season.
Lions all-rounder Wiaan Mulder was awarded the four-day National Player of the Season award for his contributions in the first-class competition. Western Province’s Mihlali Mpongwana won the one-day National Player of the Season award.
Western Province’s Mihlali Mpongwana won the National One-Day Player of the Season award.
In the women’s domestic competition, Nonkululeko Mlaba was named One-Day Player of the Season, while Tazmin Brits, the leading run-scorer in the domestic T20 tournament, won the T20 Player of the Season award.
South Africa women’s captain Laura Wolvaardt was the big winner at the CSA Annual Awards, taking home five awards including Player of the Year.
She was also named Women’s ODI Player of the Year, Women’s T20I Player of the Year, Players’ Player of the Year and Fans’ Player of the Year for her stellar performance during the 2023-24 season.
Marizanne Kapp won the Best Delivery award for her inswing that bowled Beth Mooney in South Africa’s first ODI win over Australia.
Masabata Klaas has been awarded the Makhaya Ntini Power of Cricket award for overcoming challenges to build a career in cricket. A single mother, Klaas returned to cricket with the support of her mother and played a key role in South Africa’s qualification for the 2021 50-overs World Cup.
She is among South Africa’s leading ODI and T20I wicket-takers and has taken on a mentoring role within the women’s team.
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First published: September 6, 2024 | 17:05 IS
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