The Selection Panel
The LG ICC Awards selection panel was charged with two main tasks: providing a long-list of nominations to the 25 members of the voting academy to cast their votes in the individual player award categories and, using their experience, knowledge and appreciation of the game, select the ICC World Test and ODI teams.
The LG ICC Awards selection panel was charged with two main tasks: providing a long-list of nominations to the 25 members of the voting academy to cast their votes in the individual player award categories and, using their experience, knowledge and appreciation of the game, select the ICC World Test and ODI teams.
Clive Lloyd (chairman)
One of the most recognisable and respected figures in world cricket, Lloyd captained the West Indies to the first two ICC Cricket World Cups (in 1975 and 1979) and played a crucial role in the overall success of the team during the 1970s and early 1980s. As a big, hard-hitting, left-handed batsman he scored more than 7,500 runs in 110 Tests, including 19 centuries, and was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1971. When he retired from playing, he remained involved as a coach, manager and ICC match referee and is currently the chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee.
Paul Adams
Since he broke out on the international scene in 1995, Adams' action formed the subject of a lot of discussion in cricketing circles. After much debate, it was decided that his unique action to deliver what some would call left-arm chinamen could best be described as 'A Frog in a Blender'. He formed a crucial spinning element in an attack dominated by such luminaries as Allan Donald and Shaun Pollock in the 1990s. Adams finally ended his career in 2004 with 134 wickets from his 45 Tests and since then has been working as a coach in Cape Town.
Zaheer Abbas
His appetite for making first-class hundreds earned Zaheer Abbas the sobriquet, the Asian Bradman. His elegant batsmanship marked him out as one of the best of his era, having been one of the few to a century of centuries in first-class history. His successful Test career was also backed up by his excellent time at English county side, Gloucestershire where he made plenty of runs through his long career with them. Zaheer finally called time on his 16-year career in 1985 with 5062 runs from 78 Tests. Post retirement, Zaheer has been seen in the role of Pakistan team manager, ICC match-referee and also an expert commentator.
Danny Morrison
Between the retirement of the great Sir Richard Hadlee and the arrival of Shane Bond, Morrison was New Zealand's best fast bowler. He was the lone strike bowler in an era dominated by gentle medium-pacers in the New Zealand line-up. He was quick and struck regularly with the ball to help New Zealand emerge as one of the sides to watch out for in the one-day international circuit in the early 1990s, especially ICC Cricket World Cup 1992. He once even held a world record for most number of ducks in Test cricket. Since his retirement in 1997, he is based in Australia, dividing time between doing commentary work across the cricketing world and his family.
Mike Gatting
Making 79 Test appearances, he hit 4409 runs, including 10 Test centuries, with a highest score of 207, and is remembered as one of the great England batman. He also made 92 ODI appearances, leading England to the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 1987, where it lost to Australia. He now works for the England and Wales Cricket Board.
The Voting Academy
The individual player awards presented tonight have been judged by an academy of 25 highly credentialed cricket personalities from around the world. The academy includes a host of former players and respected members of the media, representatives of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees.
The academy members were asked to cast their votes on a three-two-one basis (three being the highest vote value) for the individual awards from a list of players identified by the selection panel of Clive Lloyd, Zaheer Abbas, Mike Gatting, Paul Adams and Danny Morrison. The nominations from the Women's Cricketer of the Year were decided after a committee of former players, current administrators and journalists created a long list. The award was then voted for by a separate 25-person voting academy.
The Spirit of Cricket Award was voted on by all international captains as well as all members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees. The Umpire of the Year Award was voted on by the captains and the match referees based on the umpires' performance statistics.
The academy members were asked to cast their votes on a three-two-one basis (three being the highest vote value) for the individual awards from a list of players identified by the selection panel of Clive Lloyd, Zaheer Abbas, Mike Gatting, Paul Adams and Danny Morrison. The nominations from the Women's Cricketer of the Year were decided after a committee of former players, current administrators and journalists created a long list. The award was then voted for by a separate 25-person voting academy.
The Spirit of Cricket Award was voted on by all international captains as well as all members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees. The Umpire of the Year Award was voted on by the captains and the match referees based on the umpires' performance statistics.
