ICC Awards 2007 - Ponting, Jayawardene vie for Captain of the Year

[The Sean]

Going by past events and awards of this nature...

You could argue that Murali's been unlucky not to win the award previously, but Warney hasn't won it either, and there haven't been too many arguments with the previous winners - Dravid, Kallis/Flintoff (tied) and Ponting. TBH, we're probably due a bowler to win though there are several guys all with legitimate claims on the award.

 

[Jono]

In the first awards Murali was snubbed, where he was shortlisted as one of the 4 candidates for test player of the year, yet wasn't named in the best Test XI, with Warne getting the nod.

Just made no sense.

 

[The Sean]

I didn't remember that happening actually - was Warne shortlisted for one of the Test players of the year as well?

 

[Jono]

No, Warne wasn't nominated for cricketer or test player of the year. Murali was nominated for both.

http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/about/annual_report_2004-05/18-19-ICC-Awards.pdf

 

[The Sean]

And made neither. You're right mate - makes no sense at all. Would be interested to see the reasonings behind it. Particularly given that Warne spent half that awards period serving his ban!

 

[oz_fan]

Test Player - Ricky Ponting just ahead of Murali
ODI Player - Shaun Pollock/Matt Hayden
Emerging Player - Shaun Tait
Player of the Year - Ricky Ponting
Best Captain - Mahela Jayawardene
Associate - Ryan ten Doeschate
Umpire - Simon Taufel

 

[Perm]

Test Player - Shivnarine Chanderpaul
ODI Player - Matthew Hayden
Emerging Player - Shakib Al Hasan
Cricketer of the Year - Ricky Ponting
Captain of the Year - Mahela Jayawardene
Associate ODI Player of the Year - Ryan Ten Doeschate
Umpire of the Year - Mark Benson

 

[TT Boy]

Test Player- Mohammad Yousuf
ODI Player- Shaun Pollock
Emerging Player- Shaun Tait
Cricketer of the Year- Matthew Hayden
Captain of the Year- Ricky Ponting
Associate ODI Player of the Year- Ryan Ten Doeschate
Umpire of the Year- Mark Benson
Women's Cricketer of the Year- Johmari Logtenberg (SA)

 

[JASON]

Test Player - Ricky Ponting just ahead of Murali
ODI Player - Shaun Pollock/Matt Hayden
Emerging Player - Shaun Tait
Player of the Year - Ricky Ponting
Best Captain - Mahela Jayawardene
Associate - Ryan ten Doeschate
Umpire - Simon Taufel

I really can't see how Shaun Tait gets rated ahead of Bopara or Ross Taylor to be honest.

His economy rate is a shocker at 5.54

28 wickets in 15 ODIs at average of 24.46 - seven of those wickets against Scotland,Ireland, Netherlands, Bangladesh .
Against Scotland 8 overs 2/45 at an economy rate of 5.62 ( in a low scoring game where scotland made just 131 chasing 355), against Bangladesh (where Bang just made 104) 4 overs 1/28, etc..etc.. and the number of times he has given away runs at 7 or 8 an over are too numerous.

Ross Taylor 24 ODIs at 33.61 batting average 2 ODI hundreds and 3 50s, really ranks far ahead TBH.

 

[JASON]

Test Player- Mohammad Yousuf
ODI Player- Shaun Pollock
Emerging Player- Shaun Tait
Cricketer of the Year- Matthew Hayden
Captain of the Year- Ricky Ponting
Associate ODI Player of the Year- Ryan Ten Doeschate
Umpire of the Year- Mark Benson
Women's Cricketer of the Year- Johmari Logtenberg (SA)

Yousuf really broke Vivs record of runs in a calendar year and thoroughly deserving, but one suspects Ponting will get it regardless...

 

[pup11]

I think Tait would get the emerging player of the year award, he might be expensive but he definitely performed and made a solid impact at the biggest stage of them all the WC.

 

[TT Boy]

Ross Taylor 24 ODIs at 33.61 batting average 2 ODI hundreds and 3 50s, really ranks far ahead TBH.

But Taylor made little impact in the World Cup, aside from a score against the Kenyans, he averaged below 20. At least Tait contributed with vitals wickets against the test nations.

 

[The Sean]

Does someone have the stats for the period under review? How many of Yousuf's record run tally and Murali's near-record wicket tally are included?

Given Murali's Test performances in the first half of this calendar year as well I'd lean toward him as Test player of the year, ahead of Yousuf and Punter.

Ponting's ODI performances may push him over the top when it comes to the overall cricketer of the year though.

 

[PhoenixFire]

What exactly has Warne done to merit being in the short-list btw?

 

[JASON]

What exactly has Warne done to merit being in the short-list btw?

Warne did perform well in the Ashes which is still part of the time frame being considered.

 

[Athlai]

But Taylor made little impact in the World Cup, aside from a score against the Kenyans, he averaged below 20. At least Tait contributed with vitals wickets against the test nations.

Before the world cup Taylor was playing brilliantly, if he had continued that form or even half of it into the WC I think he would be the pick for emerging player, but its Tait for me. Taylor fell away.

 

[SJS]

Does someone have the stats for the period under review?

Here you are
Australia Tests

England Tests

India Tests

Pakistan Tests

NZL Tests

SAFrica Tests

Windies Tests

AUS ODI's

ENG ODI

India ODI's

PAK ODI's

NZL ODI's

SAF ODI's

SRLODI's

WIN ODI's

 

[pasag]

Short list, my selections in bold.

Emerging Player of the Year nominees:
Ravi Bopara (Eng)
Saqibul Hasan (Ban)
Shaun Tait (Aus)
Ross Taylor (NZ)

ODI Player of the Year nominees:
Matthew Hayden (Aus)
Jacques Kallis (SA)
Glenn McGrath (Aus)
Ricky Ponting (Aus)

Test Player of the Year nominees:
Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)
Kevin Pietersen (Eng)
Ricky Ponting (Aus)
Mohammad Yousuf (Pkn)

Cricketer of the Year nominees:
Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI)
Kevin Pietersen (Eng)
Ricky Ponting (Aus)
Mohammad Yousuf (Pkn)

Associate ODI Player of the Year nominees:
Ashish Bagai (Can)
Ryan ten Doeschate (Ned)
Thomas Odoyo (Ken)
Steve Tikolo (Ken)

Women's Cricketer of the Year nominees:
Jhulan Goswami (Ind)
Lisa Sthalekar (Aus)
Claire Taylor (Eng)

Umpire of the Year nominees:
Mark Benson
Steve Bucknor
Simon Taufel

Captain of the Year nominees:
Mahela Jayawardena (SL)
Ricky Ponting(Aus)

Teams nominated for Spirit of Cricket Award:
Australia
Ireland
New Zealand - not after the Murali run out.
Sri Lanka - I didn't think the whole resting Murali and Vaas thing was in the spirit as has been discussed to no end, but the way Jayawardene handled the WC final debacle more than cancels that out. Still, Ireland will get it obv.

 

[Nate]

Tikolo please.

 

[pup11]

Cricketer of the year- Ponting
Test player- Yousuf
ODI player- Hayden
Captain of the year- Ponting
Emerging player- Tait
Spirit of cricket- Ireland
Associate player- RTD
Women player- Lisa Sthalekar
Umpire- Taufel