http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 cricketer of the year – Cricket News Update
Veteran pacer, Chris Martin has been awarded the inaugural Sir Richard Hadlee Medal as the Player of the Year for New Zealand over the past 12 months.
At a glittering award ceremony held in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Auckland-c766, the 36-year-old also picked up the Winsor Cup for best first-class bowling, where he bagged a total of 60 wickets at an impressive average of 25.60.
While the seamer only plies his trade in the longer version, he became only the fourth Kiwi bowler to claim 200 Test wickets – a feet which he achieved in the recently concluded Test match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045.
"Chris works very hard and has strongly led the BLACKCAPS and Aces bowling attack for this past season and the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Justin-Thomas-Caldwell-Vaughan-c69731 said.
"There were a number of individuals who put their hand up for the supreme award but no one can deny that in the past 12 months Chris has been a stand-out performer in international and domestic First-Class cricket."
In other awards, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849 was awarded as the ODI Player.
Martin, who was also nominated for the Fans’ Choice award came second behind left-arm seamer, Neil Wager, who won the title for his outstanding display in the domestic circuit, where he took five wickets in an over, an achievement never accomplished before.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PJ-Ingram-c2190 (Redpath Cup, best first-class batting).
In the Women’s category, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sophie-Frances-Monique-Devine-c90726 collected the domestic Player for some excellent showings.
All in all, the day belonged to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-Alroy-Martin-c50714, who has been a role-model for any youngster and is going strong despite being in the twilight of his career. One wishes him all the success in prolonging his Test career.
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