Travis Head emerged as the runaway winner, polling 208 votes to claim his maiden Allan Border Medal and Annabel Sutherland claimed her first Belinda Clark Award after a record-breaking year in women’s cricket, including a historic 210 against South Africa.
Head edged out Josh Hazlewood (158 votes) and Pat Cummins (147 votes) after a phenomenal 12 months across all formats, scoring 1,427 runs, including four centuries. Meanwhile, Sutherland edged out Ashleigh Gardner and Beth Mooney to claim the honour in a night that saw the Australian women’s team celebrate their Ashes whitewash over England in style.
Award winners:
- Allan Border Medal – Travis Head
- Belinda Clark Award – Annabel Sutherland
- Shane Warne Test Player of the Year – Josh Hazlewood
- Men’s ODI Player of the Year – Travis Head
- Women’s ODI Player of the Year – Ash Gardner
- Men’s T20I Player of the Year – Adam Zampa
- Women’s T20I Player of the Year – Beth Mooney
- WBBL|10 Player of the Tournament – Jess Jonassen & Ellyse Perry
- BBL|14 Player of the Tournament – Cooper Connolly & Glenn Maxwell
- Bradman Young Cricketer – Sam Konstas
- Betty Wilson Young Cricketer – Chloe Ainsworth
- Women’s Domestic Player of the Year – Georgia Voll
- Men’s Domestic Player of the Year – Beau Webster
For the first time in its 24-year history, the Allan Border Medal was awarded without a single member of Australia’s Test squad in attendance, as the team continued their tour of Sri Lanka.
Head, who was also named ODI Player of the Year, delivered his acceptance speech remotely from Sri Lanka. With Cummins also absent—staying in Sydney to be with his newborn—there was no representation from the men’s Test squad at the country’s most prestigious cricket awards.
The scheduling clash, caused by the upcoming Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the IPL, has reignited debate over the relevance of the Allan Border Medal.
Despite the unusual circumstances, Head’s triumph reinforces his status as one of Australia’s most dominant cricketers, cementing his place among the nation’s elite.
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