Vettori named NZ cricketer of the year
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Vettori named NZ cricketer of the year
Daniel Vettori was named New Zealand cricketer of the year for the 2008/09 season at the annual awards ceremony in Auckland.
The New Zealand captain was favourite to win the prize after a stellar year in which he scored 475 Test runs, including a century and three 50s, and took 36 wickets, including three five-wicket hauls.
He also became the eighth player to reach the 300 wickets-3,000 runs Test double during the recent series with Sri Lanka.
In the one-day arena, Vettori led the Black Caps to the final of the Champions Trophy but was unable to play against Australia because of a hamstring injury.
New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan claimed the skipper was a deserving winner of the supreme award.
"Daniel has been an inspiration to his team and to New Zealand cricket fans," he said.
"This year he has also cemented his reputation as one of the most accomplished captains in world cricket currently.
"Daniel has led his side from the front this season. A six-wicket haul against the West Indies, a century against India - then going on later in the year to join the elite club of 300 wickets and 3000 runs - this really has been Daniel's year."
Aside from his National Bank player of the year success, Vettori also walked away with the Winsor Cup as best first-class bowler and the JR Reid trophy for best all-rounder.
Jesse Ryder won the Redpath Cup for best first-class batsman after a year in which he scored a century and a double ton in successive Tests against India, plus three half-centuries against the West Indies and finished with an average of 55.
The Walter Hadlee trophy for one-day international batsman was awarded to Martin Guptill who hit an unbeaten 122 on debut against the West Indies in Auckland in January.
The 23-year-old went on to make half-centuries against Australia and India and in the recent Champions Trophy made 66 against Sri Lanka and 53 against England.
World number one ODI bowler Kyle Mills won the Walter Hadlee trophy for one-day bowling.
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The 30-year-old has consistently been in the top five-ranked one-day bowlers throughout the period, recording best figures of four for 35 against Australia in Perth in February.
Former Black Cap Mathew Sinclair won the domestic men's player of the year.
The awards were overshadowed by reports earlier today that senior players had called for the axing of Black Caps coach Andy Moles.
The Dominion Post stated the unnamed players felt Moles was out of his depth in international cricket and Vettori had been coaching the team for the past six months.
It is believed Moles will enter mediation talks with New Zealand Cricket as early as tomorrow, something Vaughan refused to confirm.
Instead a brief statement was released confirming the 48-year-old Englishman remained head coach of the Black Caps and was preparing the side for their upcoming five-match limited overs series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
However, Vaughan added that a review was taking place.
"Following the Black Caps' return from Sri Lanka and the Champions Trophy we are undertaking a review of the team's performance," the NZC chief executive said.
"This looks at all aspects of individual and collective performance with a view to continuous improvement."
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