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The 2016 Allan Border Medal has been claimed by batsman David Warner, who was also named the Test Player of the Year.
Full list of awards
Allan Border Medal: David Warner
Test Player of the Year: David Warner
ODI Player of the Year: Glenn Maxwell
Belinda Clark Women’s Player of the Year: Ellyse Perry
Domestic Player of the Year: Adam Voges
Don Bradman Young Player of the Year: Alex Ross
The 17th Allan Border Medal will be held at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne on Wednesday evening and you can follow live coverage of the ceremony from 7pm (AEDT).
Steven Smith will hope to make it two AB Medals in a row but will receive stiff competition from David Warner, who will be gunning for his first.
The AB Medal is awarded to the best Australian cricketer across the three formats, with performances over the past year marked by a panel of judges.
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The voting period for this year’s Allan Border Medal is between January 16, 2015 and January 7, 2016. And it’s not just the AB Medal which will be awarded; there’s also a host of others like the Belinda Clark award for the best women’s cricketer, Test Player of the Year, ODI Player of the Year, Domestic Player of the Year and the Bradman Young Player of the Year award up for grabs.
Smith, Warner, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood are some of those who could be in line for the Test Player of the Year award, while the competition for the ODI Cricketer of the Year award is a lot tougher with Mitchell Starc, Glenn Maxwell and Aaron Finch in the mix.
While Meg Lanning is a favourite to scoop the Belinda Clark award, some of those who could surprise include Captain allrounder Ellyse Perry, bowler Rene Farrell and allrounder Jess Jonassen.
Adam Voges’ sterling domestic performances saw him earn a Test cap while Michael Klinger’s performances in the T20 format across the world should have him as a favourite to win the Domestic Player of the Year award.
Legends Wally Grout and Jeff Thomson will also be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.
The previous winners of the Allan Border Medal, which was first awarded in 2000, include Glenn McGrath, Steve Waugh, Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Brett Lee, Shane Watson, Mitchell Johnson and Steven Smith.
Smith also won the Test Player of the Year and the ODI Player of the Year award in 2015, while Glenn Maxwell was the T20I Cricketer of the Year last year.
You can follow the live blog of this Allan Border Medal Night from 7pm (AEDT) on Wednesday and post your comments in the section below.
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