da lvbet： AB de Villiers was named South Africa’s cricketer of the year and four other awards at CSA’s annula awards function, while Hashim Amla was awarded Test Cricketer of the Year
da betcris： ESPNcricinfo staff04-Jun-2015AB de Villiers was named South Africa’s Cricketer of the Year for the second successive year at Cricket South Africa’s annual awards on Wednesday. He was also awarded the ODI Cricketer of the Year, Player’s Player of the Year and Fans’ Player of the Year.Other awards winners
T20 Cricketer of the Year – Morne van Wyk
Women’s Cricketer of the Year – Shabnim Ismail
RAM Delivery of the Year – Dale Steyn (v West Indies, Cape Town)
Sunfoil Series Cricketer of the Season – Stephen Cook
Momentum One-Day Cup Cricketer of the Season – Robin Peterson
Ram Slammer of the Season – Kieron Pollard
Coach of the Year – Geoffrey Toyana
CSA Fair Play Award – Titans
SACA Most Valuable Player Award – Dane Paterson
Umpire of the Year – Johan Cloete
Groundsman of the Year – Rudolph du Preez (SuperSport Park)
De Villiers has scored 1610 runs in 28 ODIs at an average of 80.50 since the start of 2014, including four centuries, and has had a sensational 2015. He set the record for the quickest century in ODIs (100 off 31 balls against West Indies in Johannesburg), followed by the fastest 150 in ODIs – off 64 balls – decimating the same opposition during a World Cup game in Sydney. He has also scored 779 runs in nine Tests at an average of 55.64 in the same time period.Hashim Amla, who won South Africa’s Cricketer of the Year twice in 2010 and 2013, was awarded Test Cricketer of the Year. Since January 2014, he has scored 801 runs in nine Tests at an average of 66.75. Rilee Rossouw, who made his ODI debut in August 2014 and has already notched up 626 runs in 20 matches in the format, was named South Africa’s Newcomer of the Year.Haroon Lorgat, CSA’s chief executive officer, was delighted with the progress that South Africa and de Villiers had made over the past year. “This has been another great year with truly wonderful achievements from our top players,” he said. “AB is just so special and surely he must be the best all-round cricketer in the world.”De Villiers has modestly taken limited-overs batting to a new level and he has done it with style and panache that is simply beyond the reach of most. He is a true batting genius. He now holds the world records for the fastest 50, 100 and 150 in ODI cricket.”
