The Australian Cricket Board, Cricket Australia, held an award ceremony on Monday, 3 February. The ceremony honored players who performed exceptionally well in Australian cricket over the past year. Travis Head received the prestigious Alan Border Medal, while Adam Zampa was awarded the Men’s T20 International Player of the Year Award. Additionally, Glenn Maxwell, a talented all-rounder, was recognized for his recent debut.
Travis Head was named the Men’s ODI Player of the Year, having scored 252 runs in 5 innings with an average of 63 last year, including a remarkable 154-run innings. Adam Zampa took the most T20 wickets for Australia in 2024, with 35 wickets in 21 T20 matches. Josh Hazlewood, who took 35 wickets in 7 Tests last year, was awarded the Men’s Test Player of the Year.
Ashley Gardner and Beth Mooney were honored as the Best Women’s Players of the Year in ODI and T20, respectively. Glenn Maxwell and Cooper Connolly were jointly voted the BBL Player of the Tournament, while Alice Perry won the Player of the Tournament Award in the Women’s Big Bash League. The full list of winners at the Cricket Australia Awards is as follows:
Award Winners:
- Belinda Clark Award: Annabel Sutherland
- Alan Border Medal: Travis Head
- Women’s ODI Player of the Year: Ashley Gardner
- Women’s T20I Player of the Year: Beth Mooney
- Shane Warne Men’s Test Player of the Year: Josh Hazlewood
- Men’s ODI Player of the Year: Travis Head
- Men’s T20 Player of the Year: Adam Zampa
- WBBL Player of the Tournament: Alice Perry and Jess Jonassen
- BBL Player of the Tournament: Glenn Maxwell and Cooper Connolly
- Women’s Domestic Player of the Year: Georgia Voll
- Male Domestic Player of the Year: Beau Webster
- Betty Wilson Young Cricketer of the Year: Rhys McKenna
- Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year: Sam Constance
- Community Impact Award: Cameron Green
- Woolworths Cricket Blaster of the Year: Frankie Mountney
- Australian Cricket Hall of Fame inductees: Michael Clarke, Christina Matthews, and Michael Bevan