Allan Border Medal
| Allan Border Medal | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Most outstanding Australian cricketer of the year |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Cricket Australia & Australian Cricketers' Association |
| First awarded | 2000 |
| Television/Radio coverage | |
| Network | 9Gem |
The Allan Border Medal is considered to be the most prestigious individual prize in Australian cricket. First awarded in 2000, the medal is named after former Australian captain Allan Border and recognises the most outstanding Australian cricketer of the past season as voted by his peers, the media and umpires. Votes are cast after each game on a 3–2–1 basis, with a weighting applied to give both One Day International and Test players an equal chance of winning the award.
The awards night also includes:
New members of the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame are also inducted on Allan Border Medal night.
The award ceremony itself is a major publicity event and usually takes place at the Crown Casino in Melbourne and is usually held towards the end of January or the start of February each year. The 2014 ceremony, however, was held in Sydney. The first time it has been held outside of Melbourne, the awards ceremony is broadcast live and is screened on digital channel GEM.
The 2017 ceremony will take place at The Star in Sydney on Monday 23 January.
Four cricketers have won the award more than once. Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke won the award four times, sharing the award in 2009. The other multiple winners are David Warner and Shane Watson, who have won the award twice. Watson also has the highest vote count of 296, with a huge margin of 100 votes in 2011.
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1No count-back is used in the Allan Border Medal.
On Allan Border Medal night there are also other awards announced such as the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year, One Day International Player of the Year, Test Player of the Year, Twenty20 International player of the year, State Player of the Year and Women's International Cricketer of the Year.
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