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Amla, de Villiers dominate CSA awards
Hashim Amla
has become the third South African to be named as Cricket South Africa
(CSA) Cricketer of the Year on two separate occasions, after previously
winning the award in 2010. Amla joins Makhaya Ntini (2005 and 2006) and
Jacques Kallis (2004 and 2011) as the only dual winners of the award.
That was not all for Amla, as he picked up four awards on the night,
including Sunfoil Test Cricketer of the Year, SA Fan's Player of the
Year and the KFC 'So Good' Award for his unbeaten 311 against England last year.
The awards night, organised by CSA in Sandton on Monday, sought to hail
international and domestic players who put in remarkable performances
over the 2012-13 season. The period under consideration ended in June,
so South Africa's poor Champions Trophy campaign and series in Sri Lanka
were excluded.
Haroon Lorgat, the CSA chief executive, gave full praise to the team and
Amla for their performances over the year. "This has been another
amazing year for our top players," Lorgat said. "It is not easy to keep
finding special words to speak about Hashim. He has set South Africa
record Test scores against both England and Australia, and he is the
first player to score a Test treble century for our country. As if that
is not remarkable enough, he is also the No. 1 rated player on the ICC
rankings for Test and ODI batsmen.
"The greatest quality he brings to the game is his attitude and
humility, which aptly displays the true spirit of cricket. This
transcends all his international statistics and we are indeed very lucky
to have such a wonderful role model for our children to emulate."
AB de Villiers,
the South Africa ODI captain, was also among the accolades as he was
named Momentum ODI Cricketer of the Year and the SA Players' Player of
the Year. Dale Steyn was the KFC T20 International Cricketer of the
Year, while Kyle Abbott, who picked up 7 for 29
on Test debut against Pakistan in February, was the SA Newcomer of the
Year. Marizanne Kapp, who played for South Africa during the 2013
Women's World Cup in India, rounded off the evening with the award for
Momentum women's Cricketer of the Year.
CSA Awards 2013
On the domestic front, Cape Cobras' Johann Louw was selected as Sunfoil
Series Cricketer of the Season. Geoffrey Toyana, the Lions coach, who
this season became the first black African coach in the domestic
structure, was handed the distinction of Coach of the Year. Richard
Levi, who also plays for Cobras, was awarded Momentum One-Day Cup
Cricketer of the Year, while Lions' Quinton de Kock picked up Ram
Slammer of the Season.
Kyle Abbott was hailed as the Domestic Player's Player of the Year,
while Lions were handed the CSA Fair Play Award. Roelof van der Merwe,
playing for Titans, was awarded as SACA Most Valuable Player, while
Warriors' Ayabulela Gqamane was given the distinction of being Domestic
Newcomer of the Year.
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