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The annual Australia Cricket Awards were presented at Melbourne’s Crown Casino on Monday night with two main honours being the Allan Border Medal and Belinda Clark Award.
Pat Cummins came from behind to snag the Allan Border Medal, while Alyssa Healy was never in doubt for the Belinda Clark Award as Australian cricket put a tumultuous year in the rear view mirror.
Cummins did not feature in the other awards but edged out Nathan Lyon to become the first bowler to win the award since Mitchell Johnson in 2014.
Alyssa Healy won everything in her wake, including the T20I and ODI award as well as being named the ICC T20 Player of the Year.
It’s the first time since 2014 a cricketer apart from David Warner and Steve Smith has won the Allan Border medal. The recognition completed a great year for Cummins, who took 36 wickets from eight Tests in the voting period (January 9, 2018 to January 7, 2019) apart from eight wickets in six ODIs. He also played handy knocks with the bat, scoring two half-centuries in Test cricket.
Meanwhile, in the voting period, Healy scored 329 runs in 6 ODIs at an average of 54.83 and plundered 578 runs in 17 T20Is at a strike-rate of 145.95. She was also instrumental in Australia winning the Women’s World T20.
Australian Cricket Awards 2019 Winners
Male ODI Player of the Year: Marcus Stoinis
Female ODI Player of the Year: Alyssa Healy
Betty Wilson Young Cricketer of the Year: Georgia Wareham
The sky is the limit for Georgia Wareham! The 2018 Betty Wilson Young Cricketer of the Year 🌟 #AusCricketAwards pic.twitter.com/3ghAMl6C74
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) February 11, 2019
Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year: Will Pucovski
Male Test Player of the Year: Nathan Lyon
Community Champion: Moises Henriques
Female Domestic Player of the Year: Heather Graham
A star for the Western Fury and the Perth Scorchers is rewarded for a fantastic year of domestic cricket.
Congratulations, Heather Graham! #AusCricketAwards pic.twitter.com/ENzHQAS9Dd
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) February 11, 2019
Male Domestic Player of the Year: Matthew Wade
Female T20I Player of the Year: Alyssa Healy
Mens T20I Player of the Year: Glenn Maxwell
Ever the entertainer, ever the performer.
Glenn Maxwell wraps up an excellent short-form year with the T20I Player of the Year award! #AusCricketAwards pic.twitter.com/ZiwnZJeIUe
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) February 11, 2019
Belinda Clark Medal: Alyssa Healy
Allan Border Medal: Pat Cummins
Australian Cricket Hall of Fame Inductees: Dean Jones, Billy Murdoch and Cathryn Fitzpatrick
