2009 ICC Awards
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The 2009 ICC Awards were held on 1 October 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa before the semi-finals of the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. The nominations were announced in Mumbai in early September, and short lists were announced on 15 September. These awards recognized player performance between 13 August 2008 and 24 August 2009, and were presented in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA). Performances from both players and officials during this period were considered.
Mitchell Johnson(1st award)
Gautam Gambhir(1st award)
| 2009 ICC Awards | |
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| Date | 1 October 2009 |
| Presented by | ICC |
| Highlights | |
| Cricketer of the Year | Mitchell Johnson (1st award) |
| Test Player of the Year | Gautam Gambhir (1st award) |
| ODI Player of the Year | MS Dhoni (2nd award) |
| Emerging Player of the Year | Peter Siddle |
| Website | www |
The ICC had hosted the ICC Awards since the 2004 and were now in their sixth year. Previous events were held in London (2004), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006), and Dubai (2008), with Johannesburg also hosting in 2007. The awards include the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Cricketer of the Year, which is considered the most prestigious award in world cricket.ICC
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Selection Committee
Chaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Clive Lloyd, the ICC Selection Committee was responsible for two main tasks: selecting the ICC World XI Teams and providing a long list of nominations for individual player award categories to the 25 members of the voting academy. They used their experience, knowledge, and appreciation of the game to do so.
Selection Committee members:[2]
Award categories and winners
Cricketer of the Year
Test Player of the Year
ODI Player of the Year
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year
Tillakaratne Dilshan, for scoring 96 not out off 57 deliveries against the West Indies in the semi-final of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 at The Oval on 19 June 2009
Emerging Player of the Year
Associate Player of the Year
Umpire of the Year
Women's Cricketer of the Year
Spirit of Cricket
ICC World XI Teams
Short lists
The short lists for the 2009 ICC Awards were announced by the ICC on 15 September 2009 directly from Dubai and included the following:[7]
Cricketer of the Year
Test Player of the Year
ODI Player of the Year
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year
Emerging Player of the Year
Associate Player of the Year
Umpire of the Year
Women's Cricketer of the Year
Spirit of Cricket
Nominations
The nominations for the 2009 ICC Awards in different categories were announced by Virender Sehwag and Ravi Shastri in the presence of ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat.[8]
Cricketer of the Year
Test Player of the Year
ODI Player of the Year
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year
Emerging Player of the Year
Associate Player of the Year
Umpire of the Year
Women's Cricketer of the Year
