The 2009 ICC Awards were held on 1 October 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa before the semi-finals of the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. The nominations were announced in Mumbai in early September, and short lists were announced on 15 September. These awards recognized player performance between 13 August 2008 and 24 August 2009, and were presented in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA). Performances from both players and officials during this period were considered.
The ICC had hosted the ICC Awards since the 2004 and were now in their sixth year. Previous events were held in London (2004), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006), and Dubai (2008), with Johannesburg also hosting in 2007. The awards include the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Cricketer of the Year, which is considered the most prestigious award in world cricket.ICC
Sponsors As indicated by the logo of these awards, LG, a leading electronic brand, sponsored these awards along with other ICC sponsors.
Selection Committee Chaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Clive Lloyd, the ICC Selection Committee was responsible for two main tasks: selecting the ICC World XI Teams and providing a long list of nominations for individual player award categories to the 25 members of the voting academy. They used their experience, knowledge, and appreciation of the game to do so.
Selection Committee members:
Clive Lloyd (chairman) Anil Kumble Mudassar Nazar Stephen Fleming Bob Taylor
Award categories and winners
Cricketer of the Year
Mitchell Johnson
Test Player of the Year
Gautam Gambhir
ODI Player of the Year
MS Dhoni
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year Tillakaratne Dilshan, for scoring 96 not out off 57 deliveries against the West Indies in the semi-final of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 at The Oval on 19 June 2009
Emerging Player of the Year
Peter Siddle
Associate Player of the Year William Porterfield
Umpire of the Year
Aleem Dar
Women's Cricketer of the Year
Claire Taylor
Spirit of Cricket
ICC World XI Teams
ICC Test Team of the Year
MS Dhoni was selected as both captain and wicket-keeper of the Test Team of the Year. Other players are:
Gautam Gambhir Andrew Strauss AB de Villiers Sachin Tendulkar Thilan Samaraweera Michael Clarke MS Dhoni Shakib Al Hasan Mitchell Johnson Stuart Broad Dale Steyn Harbhajan Singh (12th man)
ICC ODI Team of the Year
MS Dhoni was also selected as both captain and wicket-keeper of the ODI Team of the Year. Other players are:
Virender Sehwag Chris Gayle Kevin Pietersen Tillakaratne Dilshan Yuvraj Singh Martin Guptill MS Dhoni Andrew Flintoff Nuwan Kulasekara Ajantha Mendis Umar Gul Thilan Thushara (12th man)
Short lists The short lists for the 2009 ICC Awards were announced by the ICC on 15 September 2009 directly from Dubai and included the following:
Cricketer of the Year MS Dhoni Gautam Gambhir Mitchell Johnson Andrew Strauss
Test Player of the Year Gautam Gambhir Mitchell Johnson Thilan Samaraweera Andrew Strauss
ODI Player of the Year Shivnarine Chanderpaul MS Dhoni Virender Sehwag Yuvraj Singh
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year Shahid Afridi Tillakaratne Dilshan Chris Gayle Umar Gul
Emerging Player of the Year Ben Hilfenhaus Graham Onions Jesse Ryder Peter Siddle
Associate Player of the Year Rizwan Cheema Ryan ten Doeschate William Porterfield Edgar Schiferli
Umpire of the Year Aleem Dar Tony Hill Asad Rauf Simon Taufel
Women's Cricketer of the Year Charlotte Edwards Shelley Nitschke Claire Taylor
Spirit of Cricket
New Zealand
Nominations The nominations for the 2009 ICC Awards in different categories were announced by Virender Sehwag and Ravi Shastri in the presence of ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat.
Cricketer of the Year Shivnarine Chanderpaul Tillakaratne Dilshan MS Dhoni Gautam Gambhir Shakib Al Hasan Mitchell Johnson Graham Onions Thilan Samaraweera Kumar Sangakkara Harbhajan Singh Andrew Strauss Daniel Vettori AB de Villiers
Test Player of the Year Stuart Broad Michael Clarke MS Dhoni Tillakaratne Dilshan Gautam Gambhir Shakib Al Hasan Mitchell Johnson V.V.S. Laxman Jesse Ryder Thilan Samaraweera Ramnaresh Sarwan Peter Siddle Harbhajan Singh Graeme Smith Dale Steyn Andrew Strauss Graeme Swann Daniel Vettori AB de Villiers
ODI Player of the Year Shivnarine Chanderpaul MS Dhoni Andrew Flintoff Chris Gayle Umar Gul Martin Guptill Michael Hussey Nuwan Kulasekara Ajantha Mendis Muttiah Muralitharan Yuvraj Singh Virender Sehwag Thilan Thushara
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year Shahid Afridi Saeed Ajmal Dwayne Bravo Alex Cusack Tillakaratne Dilshan Chris Gayle Umar Gul David Hussey Sanath Jayasuriya Zaheer Khan Ajantha Mendis Wayne Parnell Abdur Razzak David Warner
Emerging Player of the Year Martin Guptill Ben Hilfenhaus Phillip Hughes Amit Mishra Graham Onions Kemar Roach Jesse Ryder Peter Siddle
Associate Player of the Year Rizwan Cheema Khurram Chohan Alex Cusack Ryan ten Doeschate Trent Johnston Neil McCallum Kevin O'Brien Niall O'Brien William Porterfield Boyd Rankin Edgar Schiferli Steve Tikolo Regan West Bas Zuiderent
Umpire of the Year Billy Bowden Aleem Dar Steve Davis Ian Gould Tony Hill Daryl Harper Asad Rauf Simon Taufel
Women's Cricketer of the Year
Suzie Bates Holly Colvin Charlotte Edwards Laura Marsh Sana Mir Shelley Nitschke Mithali Raj Karen Rolton Priyanka Roy Lisa Sthalekar Claire Taylor Sarah Taylor Stafanie Taylor Haidee Tiffen Aimee Watkins
See also
International Cricket Council ICC Awards Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (Cricketer of the Year) ICC Test Player of the Year ICC ODI Player of the Year David Shepherd Trophy (Umpire of the Year) ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year ICC Test Team of the Year ICC ODI Team of the Year
References
External links Official website of the ICC Awards 2009 Winners