ICC trims list of awards nominees

By Osama Tariq

DUBAI (TheSportsNext) August 30, 2012: The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Thursday, released the trimmed list of players nominated for different categories for its awards to be held prior to ICC World Twenty20 2012 in Sri Lanka next month.

The ICC Annual Awards 2011-12 will be held in Colombo in association with the Federation of International Cricketers’ Association on September 15, 2012 and players in various categories were announced after voting by an independent 25-percent academy.

The academy comprises of former players, respected members of the world media as well as representatives of the Emirates Elite Panels of ICC Umpires and ICC Match Referees.

The initial longer lists were made by a five-member ICC selection panel led by former West Indian skipper Clive Lloyd and had services of former captains Zaheer Abbas from Pakistan, Mike Gatting from England, Danny Morrison from New Zealand, and Paul Adams from South Africa.

The awards are spanning a period between August 4, 2011 and August 6, 2012.

Shortlists of nominees for ICC Awards:

ICC Cricketer of the Year
Hashim Amla
Michael Clarke
Vernon Philander
Kumar Sangakkara

ICC Test Cricketer of the Year
Hashim Amla
Michael Clarke
Vernon Philander
Kumar Sangakkara

ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year
MS Dhoni
Virat Kohli
Lasith Malinga
Kumar Sangakkara

ICC T20I Performance of the Year
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Chris Gayle
Richard Levi
Ajantha Mendis

ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year
Lydia Greenway (Eng)
Anisa Mohammed (WI)
Sarah Taylor (Eng)
Stafanie Taylor (WI)

ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year
Alyssa Healy (Aus)
Lisa Sthalekar (Aus),
Sarah Taylor (Eng)
Stafanie Taylor (WI)

ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year
Doug Bracewell
Dinesh Chandimal
Sunil Narine
James Pattinson

ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year
Kevin O’Brien
George Dockrell
Ed Joyce
Paul Stirling (all four Ireland)
Dawlat Zadran (Afg)

People’s Choice Award
James Anderson
Jacques Kallis
Vernon Philander
Kumar Sangakkara
Sachin Tendulkar

ICC Spirit of Cricket
Mohammad Hafeez
Jacques Kallis
Daniel Vettori
AB de Villiers

ICC Umpire of the Year
Billy Bowden
Aleem Dar
Kumar Dharmasena
Richard Kettleborough
Simon Taufel
Rodney Tucker