• Bavuma up for top CSA award

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    Temba Bavuma has been nominated for the SA Men’s Player of the Year award after leading the Proteas to their maiden World Test Championship title.

    CSA on Thursday confirmed the nominees for the 2024-25 CSA Awards, which will take place at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park on 31 July. The ceremony will be broadcast live on SuperSport from 7pm.

    Bavuma is up for the top men’s honour alongside Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Ryan Rickelton and Kagiso Rabada. He is also among the five nominees for Men’s Test Player of the Year and features in the SA Fans’ Player of the Year category.

    The Proteas made history during the 2024-25 season, winning the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord’s and reaching their first T20 World Cup final.

    The Proteas Women also continued to impress on the global stage, qualifying for their second successive Women’s T20 World Cup final, while the SA U19 Women made it to the final of the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia.

    In the running for the SA Women’s Player of the Year award are Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Nonkululeko Mlaba and Laura Wolvaardt.

    Domestically, the Central Gauteng Lions successfully defended their T20 Challenge title and shared the 4-Day Series spoils with the Northerns Titans. The KZN Dolphins claimed the One-Day Cup, while in the women’s competitions, Western Province retained the T20 title and the Lions won the One-Day tournament.

    This year’s nominees were selected by a panel including broadcaster Crystal Arnold, journalists Firdose Moonda and Khanyiso Tshwaku, SA U19 convenor of selectors Patrick Moroney, and former Proteas seamer Vernon Philander, with statistical input from CSA’s Andrew Samson.

    The CSA Pathway Awards will take place earlier in the day, recognising the rising stars of age-group cricket and those working behind the scenes to grow the game in South Africa.

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    2024-25 CSA Awards nominees

    SA Men’s Player of the Year
    Temba Bavuma, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Ryan Rickelton, Kagiso Rabada

    SA Women’s Player of the Year
    Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Laura Wolvaardt

    Men’s Test Player of the Year
    Temba Bavuma, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne

    Men’s ODI Player of the Year
    Heinrich Klaasen, Ryan Rickelton, Lizaad Williams

    Men’s T20I Player of the Year
    Ottniel Baartman, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Anrich Nortje, Tristan Stubbs

    Men’s Newcomer of the Year
    Ottniel Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Kwena Maphaka

    Women’s ODI Player of the Year
    Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Chloe Tryon, Laura Wolvaardt

    Women’s T20I Player of the Year
    Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Laura Wolvaardt

    Men’s Best Delivery
    Nandre Burger to Mikyle Louis
    Marco Jansen to Dinesh Chandimal
    Kagiso Rabada to Mushfiqur Rahim
    Kagiso Rabada to Saim Ayub

    Women’s Best Delivery
    Ayanda Hlubi to Sophie Ecclestone
    Masabata Klaas to Harleen Deol
    Nonkululeko Mlaba to Ryana MacDonald-Gay
    Nonkululeko Mlaba to Sobhana Mostary

    SA Fans’ Player of the Year
    Temba Bavuma, Annerie Dercksen, Karabo Meso, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne

    Domestic Newcomer of the Season
    Matthew de Villiers, Dian Forrester, CJ King

    Division 1 Four-Day Player of the Season
    Dewald Brevis, Bjorn Fortuin, Lhuan-dré Pretorius

    Division 2 Four-Day Player of the Season
    Jade de Klerk, Michael Erlank, Ernest Kemm

    Division 1 One-Day Cup Player of the Season
    Dewald Brevis, Prenelan Subrayen, Jon-Jon Smuts

    Division 2 One-Day Cup Player of the Season
    Jerome Bossr, Sean Gilson, Pheko Moletsane

    T20 Challenge Player of the Season
    Junaid Dawood, George Linde, Kwena Maphaka, Edward Moore

    T20 Knockout Player of the Season
    Ziyaad Abrahams, Christopher Britz, Thomas Kaber

    Division 1 Coach of the Year
    Richard de Neve, Russell Domingo, Justin Ontong

    Division 2 Coach of the Year
    Ahmed Amla, Tumelo Bodibe, Mbasa Gqadushe

    Women’s One-Day Player of the Season
    Suné Luus, Raisibe Ntozakhe, Kgomotso Rapoo, Sunette Viljoen

    Women’s T20 Player of the Season
    Tazmin Brits, Kayla Reyneke, Dané van Niekerk

    Women’s Division 1 Coach of the Year
    Shaun Pretorius, Angelique Taai, Claire Terblanche

    Umpire of the Year
    Lubabalo Gcuma, Stephen Harris, Arno Jacobs, Allahudien Paleker

    Umpires’ Umpire of the Year
    Lubabalo Gcuma, Arno Jacobs, Allahudien Paleker, Abdoellah Steenkamp

    SA20 Awards
    Rising Star of the Season
    Batsman of the Season
    Bowler of the Season
    Player of the Season

    Makhaya Ntini Power of Cricket Award
    Saca MVP – Men
    Saca MVP – Women
    Men’s Players’ Player of the Year
    Women’s Players’ Player of the Year
    Women’s Newcomer of the Year
    No nominees – winners named on the night

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