The 2012 ICC Awards were held on 15 September 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The ICC had been hosting ICC Awards since 2004, which were now into their ninth year. Previous events were held in London (2004, 2011), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006), Johannesburg (2007, 2009), Dubai (2008) and Bangalore (2010). The ICC awards the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy to the Cricketer of the Year, which is considered to be the most prestigious award in world cricket.
Selection Committee Chaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Clive Lloyd, the ICC Selection Committee was charged with two main tasks. Using their experience, knowledge and appreciation of the game, they selected the ICC World XI Teams and provided a long list of nominations to the 32 members of the voting academy to cast their votes in the individual player award categories.
Selection Committee members:
Clive Lloyd (chairman) Marvan Atapattu Tom Moody Carl Hooper Clare Connor
Award categories and winners
Cricketer of the Year
Kumar Sangakkara
Test Player of the Year
Kumar Sangakkara
ODI Player of the Year
Virat Kohli
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year Richard Levi, for scoring 117 not out off 51 deliveries against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on 19 February 2012
Emerging Player of the Year
Sunil Narine
Associate Player of the Year George Dockrell
Umpire of the Year
Kumar Dharmasena
Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year Stafanie Taylor
Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year Sarah Taylor
Spirit of Cricket Daniel Vettori, for refraining from appealing during the only Test match against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on 5 November 2011
LG People's Choice Award Kumar Sangakkara
ICC World XI Teams
ICC Test Team of the Year
Michael Clarke was selected as the captain of the Test Team of the Year, with Matt Prior selected as the wicket-keeper. Other players are:
Alastair Cook Hashim Amla Kumar Sangakkara Jacques Kallis Michael Clarke Shivnarine Chanderpaul Matt Prior Stuart Broad Saeed Ajmal Vernon Philander Dale Steyn AB de Villiers (12th man)
ICC ODI Team of the Year For the third time in his career, MS Dhoni was selected as both captain and wicket-keeper of the ODI Team of the Year. Other players are:
Gautam Gambhir Alastair Cook Kumar Sangakkara Virat Kohli MS Dhoni Michael Clarke Shahid Afridi Morné Morkel Steven Finn Lasith Malinga Saeed Ajmal Shane Watson (12th man)
Short lists The short lists for the 2012 LG ICC Awards were announced by the ICC on 30 August 2012. They are the following:
Cricketer of the Year Hashim Amla Michael Clarke Vernon Philander Kumar Sangakkara
Test Player of the Year Hashim Amla Michael Clarke Vernon Philander Kumar Sangakkara
ODI Player of the Year MS Dhoni Virat Kohli Lasith Malinga Kumar Sangakkara
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year Tillakaratne Dilshan Chris Gayle Richard Levi Ajantha Mendis
Emerging Player of the Year Doug Bracewell Dinesh Chandimal Sunil Narine James Pattinson
Associate Player of the Year Kevin O'Brien George Dockrell Ed Joyce Paul Stirling Dawlat Zadran
Umpire of the Year Billy Bowden Aleem Dar Kumar Dharmasena Richard Kettleborough Simon Taufel Rod Tucker
Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year Lydia Greenway Anisa Mohammed Sarah Taylor Stafanie Taylor
Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year Alyssa Healy Lisa Sthalekar Sarah Taylor Stafanie Taylor
Spirit of Cricket Mohammad Hafeez Jacques Kallis Daniel Vettori AB de Villiers
LG People's Choice Award James Anderson Jacques Kallis Vernon Philander Kumar Sangakkara Sachin Tendulkar
Nominations The following are the nominations for the 2012 LG ICC Awards:
Cricketer of the Year Saeed Ajmal Hashim Amla Stuart Broad Michael Clarke Alastair Cook Virat Kohli Vernon Philander Kumar Sangakkara Stafanie Taylor
Test Player of the Year Saeed Ajmal Hashim Amla Stuart Broad Shivnarine Chanderpaul Michael Clarke Alastair Cook Jacques Kallis Vernon Philander Matt Prior Marlon Samuels Kumar Sangakkara Dale Steyn AB de Villiers
ODI Player of the Year Shahid Afridi Saeed Ajmal Michael Clarke Alastair Cook MS Dhoni Steven Finn Gautam Gambhir Shakib Al Hasan Virat Kohli Lasith Malinga Brendon McCullum Morné Morkel Sunil Narine Kumar Sangakkara Brendan Taylor Shane Watson
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year Ravi Bopara Tillakaratne Dilshan Chris Gayle Martin Guptill Mohammad Hafeez Alex Hales Richard Levi Brendon McCullum Ajantha Mendis Sunil Narine Elias Sunny
Emerging Player of the Year Trent Boult Doug Bracewell Dinesh Chandimal Pat Cummins Nasir Hossain Junaid Khan Nathan Lyon Tino Mawoyo Sunil Narine James Pattinson Lahiru Thirimanne Matthew Wade
Associate Player of the Year Shaiman Anwar Peter Borren Kevin O'Brien George Dockrell Trent Johnston Ed Joyce John Mooney Hiral Patel Paul Stirling Dawlat Zadran
Umpire of the Year Billy Bowden Aleem Dar Steve Davis Kumar Dharmasena Billy Doctrove Marais Erasmus Ian Gould Tony Hill Richard Kettleborough Nigel Llong Asad Rauf Simon Taufel Rod Tucker
Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year Jess Duffin Shanel Daley Lydia Greenway Anisa Mohammed Mithali Raj Sarah Taylor Stafanie Taylor
Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year Jess Duffin Shanel Daley Alyssa Healy Anisa Mohammed Mithali Raj Lisa Sthalekar Sarah Taylor Stafanie Taylor
Spirit of Cricket Mohammad Hafeez Jacques Kallis Kieron Pollard Daniel Vettori AB de Villiers
See also
International Cricket Council ICC Awards Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (Cricketer of the Year) ICC Test Player of the Year ICC ODI Player of the Year David Shepherd Trophy (Umpire of the Year) ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year ICC Test Team of the Year ICC ODI Team of the Year
References
External links ICC Awards Colombo 2012