NZC: Melie Kerr and Daryl Mitchell carry off Supreme Awards
BLACKCAPS: Melie Kerr and Daryl Mitchell have been recognised as the country’s outstanding women’s and men’s cricketers of the year, carrying off the inaugural Debbie Hockley Medal and the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal, respectively, at tonight’s ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards ceremony in Auckland.
BLACKCAPS: Daryl Mitchell rose to No.8 in the World Test batting rankings :-
Mitchell, who also won the Redpath Cup for men’s first-class batting, was recognised for a stand-out year across the board but particularly at Test level, where he scored four centuries, played a leading hand in the BLACKCAPS’ last ball win against Sri Lanka at Christchurch, and rose to No.8 in the World Test batting rankings. He ended the year with 913 Test runs.
Melie Kerr also named ANZ Women’s T20I Player of the Year :-
Kerr, the first player to be awarded the newly-minted Debbie Hockley Medal for the most outstanding women’s cricketer of the year, was also named the ANZ Women’s T20I Player of the Year.
Tom Blundell was recognised as ANZ Test Player of the Year :-
BLACKCAPS wicket-keeper Tom Blundell was recognised for his continued improvement in red-ball cricket with the ANZ Test Player of the Year award.
Blundell totalled 849 runs at 60.64 with the bat, including two centuries and six half-centuries.
BLACKCAPS: 2023 ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards :-
| Debbie Hockley Medal | Melie Kerr |
| Sir Richard Hadlee Medal | Daryl Mitchell |
| Bert Sutcliffe Medal for Outstanding Services to Cricket | Heath Mills, chief executive NZCPA |
| ANZ Women’s ODI Player of the Year | Suzie Bates |
| ANZ Men’s ODI Player of the Year | Michael Bracewell |
| ANZ Women’s T20I Player of the Year | Melie Kerr |
| ANZ Men’s T20I Player of the Year | Glenn Phillips |
| ANZ Test Player of the Year | Tom Blundell |
| Women’s Domestic Player of the Year | Kate Anderson (Canterbury Magicians) |
| Men’s Domestic Player of the Year | Dean Foxcroft (Otago Volts) |
| Women’s Dream11 Super Smash Player of the Year | Kate Anderson (Canterbury Magicians) |
| Men’s Dream11 Super Smash Player of the Year | Dean Foxcroft (Otago Volts) |
| The Redpath Cup for men’s first-class batting | Daryl Mitchell |
| The Ruth Martin Cup for women’s domestic batting | Kate Anderson (Canterbury Magicians) |
| The Winsor Cup for men’s first-class bowling | Tim Southee |
| The Phyl Blackler Cup for women’s domestic bowling | Gabby Sullivan (Canterbury Magicians) |
| G.J. Gardner Homes New Zealand Umpire of the Year | Chris Brown |
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