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The short-list for the LG ICC Awards has been finalised and sees Irish players dominating the short-list with four of the five nominees for the ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year.
The short-list for the LG ICC Awards has been finalised and sees Irish players dominating the short-list with 4 of the 5 nominees for the ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year. Kevin O’Brien, George Dockrell, Ed Joyce and Paul Stirling are the four Irish players nominated
The ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year award serves to recognise and reward the efforts in all international matches of the outstanding cricketers from the teams outside the ICC Full Members.

The LG ICC Awards ceremony is now in its ninth year and this year it will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Previous ceremonies were held in London (2004 and 2011), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006), Johannesburg (2007 and 2009), Dubai (2008) and Bengaluru (2010).

This year’s short-list sees four nominees coming from Ireland in the form of Kevin O’Brien, George Dockrell, Ed Joyce and Paul Stirling, while Dawlat Zadran of Afghanistan makes up the group.

LG ICC Awards 2012

Short-lists of nominees (in alphabetical order)

ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year
Kevin O’Brien (Ire)
George Dockrell (Ire)
Ed Joyce (Ire)
Paul Stirling (Ire)
Dawlat Zadran (Afg)

Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year
Hashim Amla (SA)
Michael Clarke (Aus)
Vernon Philander (SA)
Kumar Sangakkara (SL)

ICC Test Cricketer of the Year
Hashim Amla (SA)
Michael Clarke (Aus)
Vernon Philander (SA)
Kumar Sangakkara (SL)

ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year
MS Dhoni (Ind)
Virat Kohli (Ind)
Lasith Malinga (SL)
Kumar Sangakkara (SL)

ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year
Lydia Greenway (Eng)
Anisa Mohammed (WI)
Sarah Taylor (Eng)
Stafanie Taylor (WI)

ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year
Doug Bracewell (NZ)
Dinesh Chandimal (SL)
Sunil Narine (WI)
James Pattinson (Aus)

ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year
Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) – 104no (57b, 12×4, 5×6) v Australia, Pallekele, 6 August 2011
Chris Gayle (WI) – 85no (52b, 7×4, 5×6) v New Zealand, Lauderhill, 30 June 2012
Richard Levi (SA) – 117no (51b, 5×4. 13×6) v New Zealand, Auckland, 22 February 2012
Ajantha Mendis (SL) – 4-1-16-6 v Australia, Pallekele, 8 August 2011

ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year
Alyssa Healy (Aus)
Lisa Sthalekar (Aus)
Sarah Taylor (Eng)
Stafanie Taylor (WI)

David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year
Billy Bowden
Aleem Dar
Kumar Dharmasena
Richard Kettleborough
Simon Taufel
Rodney Tucker

ICC Spirit of Cricket
Mohammad Hafeez (Pak)
Jacques Kallis (SA)
Daniel Vettori (NZ)
AB de Villiers (SA)
(Information on each of the Spirit of Cricket moments can be found here on the ICC website)

LG People’s Choice Award
James Anderson (Eng)
Jacques Kallis (SA)
Vernon Philander (SA)
Kumar Sangakkara (SL)
Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)

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Ed Joyce is amongst 4 Irish nominees ©ICC/Rob O’ Connor
[344] Ed Joyce – joyce-ed
[346] Kevin O’Brien – obrien-kevin
[342] George Dockrell – dockrell-george
[351] Paul Stirling – stirling-paul
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