26 Feb 2016

Williamson takes top cricket award

5:23 am on 26 February 2016

Kane Williamson's stellar year on the international cricket stage was recognised at the 2016 New Zealand Cricket Awards function when he was awarded the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal and named the New Zealand Cricketer of the Year.

Kane Williamson named cricketer of the year 2016

Kane Williamson named cricketer of the year 2016 Photo: PHOTOSPORT

Williamson, last week named the New Zealand Sportsman of the Year at the 2016 Halberg Awards, was also named the Test International Player of the Year, and won the Redpath Cup for first-class batting.

The latest swag of awards came on the back of an outstanding year for the 25-year-old Williamson, who - following the retirement of Brendon McCullum, will next month captain the Black Caps at the ICC World Twenty20 in India.

Williamson scored five Test centuries in the period judged; set a New Zealand record for the number of Test runs scored in a calendar year, and just before Christmas rose to become the ICC's number one ranked Test batsman.

At the awards Brendon McCullum was formally farewelled by NZC and also presented with his ICC Spirit of Cricket Award, and the White Ferns' Sophie Devine recognised for her word record fastest T20 century, scored against India.

Martin Guptill was named both the ODI and T20 Player of the Year, and Trent Boult won the Winsor Cup for first-class bowling.

Kane Williamson, Brendon McCullum and partners.

Kane Williamson, Brendon McCullum and partners. Photo: PHOTOSPORT

White Ferns captain Suzie Bates, who scored a century in the final Rose Bowl ODI at Mt Maunganui this week, capped off another prolific year of run-scoring by being named the International Women's Player of the Year.

Bates' White Ferns' team-mate Amy Satterthwaite was judged the Domestic Women's Player of the Year.

Award winners were:

Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for Player of the Year: Kane Williamson

ANZ Test International Player of the Year: Kane Williamson

ANZ ODI International Player of the Year: Martin Guptill

ANZ T20 International Player of the Year: Martin Guptill

Winsor Cup (Bowling): Trent Boult

Redpath Cup (Batting): Kane Williamson

International Women's Player of the Year: Suzie Bates

Domestic Women's Player of the Year: Amy Satterthwaite

Bert Sutcliffe Medal for Outstanding Services to Cricket: Rex Smith*

NZC's annual Development and Services award winners:

Best Female Initiative: Cricket Wellington

Club of the Year: Cornwall Cricket Club

New Zealand Post Community Cricket Development Officer of the Year: Sam Ward

Volunteer of the Year: Bryan Haggitt

New Zealand Post Outstanding Contribution to Cricket: Mark Benefield

Secondary School Boys' First XI Cup Young Cricketer of the Year: Rachin Ravindra

Sir Jack Newman Award: Peter Burke