Nominations for ICC awards

Published September 11, 2007

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 10: List of nominees for the International Cricket Council (ICC) awards for 2007 to be presented at the Sandton Convention Centre here on Monday night:

Cricketer of the Year for the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy:

Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies), Kevin Pietersen (England), Ricky Ponting (Australia), Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan).

Test Player of the Year:

Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka), Kevin Pietersen (England), Ricky Ponting (Australia), Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan).

Emerging Player of the Year:

Ravi Bopara (England), Saqibul Hasan (Bangladesh), Shaun Tait (Australia), Ross Taylor (New Zealand).

Captain of the Year:

Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka), Ricky Ponting (Australia).

One-day Player of the Year:

Matthew Hayden (Australia), Jacques Kallis (South Africa), Glenn McGrath (Australia), Ricky Ponting (Australia).

One-day Player of the Year for non-Test nations:

Ashish Bagai (Canada), Ryan ten Doeschate (Netherlands), Thomas Odoyo (Kenya), Steve Tikolo (Kenya).

Women’s Cricketer of the Year:

Jhulan Goswami (India), Lisa Sthalekar (Australia), Claire Taylor (England).

Umpire of the Year:

Mark Benson (England), Steve Bucknor (West Indies), Simon Taufel (Australia).

Spirit of Cricket Award:

Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Sri Lanka.—AFP

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