Megan Hustwaite: Allan Border Cheat Sheet
Ladies it’s time for the biggest night on the cricket calendar – the Allan Border Medal and here’s your SKTR guide to the night of nights.
*The Allan Border Medal was first awarded in 2000. It’s named after former Australian captain Allan Border and recognises our country’s most outstanding cricketer of the past season as voted by his peers, the media and umpires.
*Votes are cast after each game on a 3-2-1 basis, with a weighting applied to give both One Day International and Test players an equal chance of winning the award.
*Paceman Glenn McGrath won the inaugural award. Captain Ricky Ponting and his vice captain Michael Clarke tied for the medal last year. Ponting has won award a record four times.
Past winners
2000: Glenn McGrath
2001: Stephen Waugh
2002: Matthew Hayden
2003: Adam Gilchrist
2004: Ricky Ponting
2005: Michael Clarke
2006: Ricky Ponting
2007: Ricky Ponting
2008: Brett Lee
2009: Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke
*On the night there are also other awards including:
-Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year (Past winners include Brett Lee, Shane Watson, Phil Hughes)
-One Day International Player of the Year (Past winners, Shane Warne, Adam Gilchrist, Nathan Bracken)
-Test Player of the Year, State Player of the Year (Colin Miller, Matthew Hayden, Michael Clarke)
-State Player of the Year (Darren Lehmann, Simon Katich, Michael Klinger)
-Women's International Cricketer of the Year (Karen Rolton, Catherine Fitzpatrick, Shelley Nitschke)
*In February 2007, Ponting became the first player to win the three major awards in the same year.
In the past few years the red carpet fashion has exploded quicker than Mitchell Johnson’s bowling.
Queen WAG Lara Bingle never disappoints, the captain’s wife, Rianna Ponting, is always an epitome of class, while all eyes will be on Johnson’s better half, Jessica Bratich, after her knicker-revealing performance last year.
*The Allan Border Medal is on Fox Sports live from 8.30pm and on Channel 9 at 10.30pm.
Fast Fact
Most cricket grounds have the pitch running north to south. This is so the setting sun doesn’t get in the batsmen’s eyes.
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