Fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Dale Steyn won the Fans’ Player of the Year and KFC Streetwise Award at the Cricket South Africa awards in Pretoria on Saturday.
Steyn’s accolade was in recognition of becoming the country’s leading wicket-taker in Test cricket earlier this year, after surpassing former captain Shaun Pollock’s tally of 421.
‘It is a very special moment for the CSA family to honour our leading Test wicket-taker of all time. He has been a wonderful brand ambassador for both CSA and the Proteas for well over a decade,’ said CSA chief executive officer Thabang Moroe.
‘He has not only been a great leader of the Proteas attack, but has also played a key role as mentor of the next generation.’
Rabada and Steyn had been nominated in the Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year category, but wicketkeeper-batman Quinton de Kock won the award. Rabada also featured in the ODI Cricketer of the Year section, but captain Faf du Plessis claimed the accolade.
National Awards:
- Men’s Cricketer of the Year: Faf du Plessis
- Women’s Cricketer of the Year: Dané van Niekerk
- Test Cricketer of the Year: Quinton de Kock
- ODI Cricketer of the Year: Faf du Plessis
- T20 International Cricketer of the Year: David Miller
- SA Players’ Player of the Year: Faf du Plessis
- Fans’ Player of the Year: Kagiso Rabada
- KFC Streetwise Award: Dale Steyn (SA’s leading Test wicket-taker of all time)
- Delivery of the Year: Vernon Philander
- International Men’s Newcomer of the Year: Rassie van der Dussen
- International Women’s Newcomer of the Year: Tumi Sekhukhune
- Women’s Players’ Player of the Year: Dané van Niekerk
- Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year: Marizanne Kapp
- Women’s T20 Cricketer of the Year: Shabnim Ismail
Domestic Awards:
- Four-Day Franchise Series Cricketer of the Season: Dane Piedt (Cape Cobras)
- Momentum One-Day Cup Cricketer of the Season: Junior Dala (Titans)
- CSA T20 Challenge Player of the Season: Bjorn Fortuin (Lions)
- Mzansi Super League Impact Player of the Year: Rassie van der Dussen (Jozi Stars)
- Mzansi Super League Young Player of the Year: Lutho Sipamla (Tshwane Spartans)
- Coach of the Season: Enoch Nkwe (Lions)
- Domestic Players’ Player of the Season: Bjorn Fortuin (Lions)
- Domestic Newcomer of the Season: Sinethemba Qeshile (Warriors)
- Africa T20 Cup Player of the Tournament: Marco Marais (Border)
- SACA Most Valuable Player Award: Dane Piedt (Cape Cobras)
Operations Awards:
- Umpires’ Umpire of the Year: Bongani Jele
- CSA Umpire of the Year: Shaun George
- CSA Scorers Association of the Year: Gauteng Cricket Scorers Association
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