- By BV Swagath
Fast bowler Vernon Philander was named as the Cricketer of the Year in Cricket South Africa’s annual awards. Philander also won two more awards – Test Cricketer of the Tear and Fans’ Cricketer of the Year. The 26-year-old Philander is considered as the next Shaun Pollock as far as his bowling is concerned with the ability to move the ball both ways along with an impeccable accuracy. Philander, who made his Test Debut in late 2011 went onto capture 51 wickets in just 7 Tests! He has an incredible six 5-wicket hauls and two 10-wicket hauls.
The other notable winners of the CSA annual awards are AB de Villiers (ODI Cricketer of the Year), Richard Levi (T20I Cricketer of the year) and Marchant de Lange (Newcomer of the Year).
Following is the list of award winners as announced by Cricket South Africa:
South Africa International Team Awards
SA Newcomer of the Year: Marchant de Lange
CSA International T20 Cricketer of the Year: Richard Levi
Sunfoil One-Day International Cricketer of the Year: AB de Villiers
Sunfoil Test Cricketer of the Year: Vernon Philander
KFC “So Good” Award: Richard Levi
CSA Fans Cricketer of the Year: Vernon Philander
SA Players’ Player of the Year: AB de Villiers
SA Cricketer of the Year: Vernon Philander
South Africa Domestic Awards
CSA 1-Day Cup Cricketer of the Year: Dean Elgar
MiWay T20 Cricketer of the Year: Farhaan Behardien
SuperSport Series Cricketer of the Year: Alviro Petersen
CSA Fairplay award: Sunfoil Dolphins
CSA Coach of the Year: Matthew Maynard
Domestic Newcomer of the Year: Eddie Leie
SACA MVP award: Morne van Wyk
Domestic Players’ Player of the Year: Faf du Plessis
South Africa Operations Awards:
CSA Groundsman of the Year: Louis Kruger (North West)
CSA Scorers’ Association of the Year: Gauteng
CSA Umpires’ Umpire of the Year: Karl Hurter
CSA Umpire of the Year: Shaun George