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The Citizen
08-07-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
Mlaba, Bavuma, Rabada in line for CSA awards: All the nominees
South Africa's leading men's and women's cricketers will soon be rewarded for their performances over the last season. Spin bowler Nonkululeko Mlaba is in line to rake in a long list of accolades at the annual Cricket South Africa awards to be held during a gala function at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park on 31 July. The nominees for the awards, which recognises players for their performances during the 2024/25 season, were announced on Tuesday, with Mlaba unveiled among the names in five categories. She is up for Women's T20I Player of the Year, Women's ODI Player of the Year and Women's Player of the Year. In addition, she could win Delivery of the Year (for which she has two nominations) and SA Fans' Player of the Year. In the SA women's team's only Test of the season, Mlaba took 10 wickets against England in Bloemfontein in December. She also grabbed 14 scalps in 11 limited overs matches for the national team during the 2024/25 campaign. Stars in line for awards Meanwhile, six other international players are in line for three gongs each. They are Proteas men Temba Bavuma, Kagiso Rabada and Ryan Rickelton, and Proteas women Laura Wolvaardt, Marizanne Kapp and Annerie Dercksen. The nominees for Men's Player of the Year are Rabada, Bavuma, Keshav Maharaj and Marco Jansen, and the Women's Player of the Year nominees are Mlaba, Wolvaardt, Kapp and Dercksen. 'The CSA Awards are a celebration of excellence, perseverance and the undeniable spirit of South African cricket,' said CSA chief executive Pholetsi Moseki. 'This past season, we witnessed history being made and barriers being broken, from our senior national teams reaching unprecedented global finals to our youth and domestic teams continuing to set the bar higher. 'We are proud to honour those who have inspired a nation and left an indelible mark on the game, and we look forward to celebrating these remarkable contributions on one of our sport's most prestigious nights.' CSA Awards nominees (international categories) Men's T20 International Player of the Year ● Ottneil Baartman ● Quinton de Kock ● Reeza Hendricks ● Anrich Nortje ● Tristan Stubbs Men's ODI Players of the Year ● Heinrich Klaasen ● Ryan Rickelton ● Lizaad Williams Men's Test Player of the Year ● Temba Bavuma ● Keshav Maharaj ● Kagiso Rabada ● Ryan Rickelton ● Kyle Verreynne SA Men's Player of the Year ● Temba Bavuma ● Marco Jansen ● Keshav Maharaj ● Ryan Rickelton ● Kagiso Rabada International Men's Newcomer of the Year ● Ottneil Baartman ● Corbin Bosch ● Matthew Breetzke ● Kwena Maphaka Men's Best Delivery ● Nandre Burger to Mikyle Louis, WI v SA Test ● Marco Jansen to Dinesh Chandimal, SA v SL Test ● Kagiso Rabada to Mushfiqur Rahim, BAN v SA Test ● Kagiso Rabada to Saim Ayub, SA v PAK Test Women's T20 International Player of the Year ● Anneke Bosch ● Tazmin Brits ● Marianne Kapp ● Nonkululeko Mlaba ● Laura Wolvaardt Women's ODI Player of the Year ● Annerie Dercksen ● Marianne Kapp ● Nonkululeko Mlaba ● Chloe Tryon ● Laura Wolvaardt SA Women's Player of the Year ● Annerie Dercksen ● Marizanne Kapp ● Nonkululeko Mlaba ● Laura Wolvaardt Women's Best Delivery ● Ayanda Hlubi to Sophie Ecclestone, SA v ENG Test ● Masabala Klaas to Harleen Deol, SA v IND Tri-Series ● Nonkululeko Mlaba to Ryana MacDonald-Gay, SA v ENG Test ● Nonkululeko Mlaba to Sobhana Mostary, SA v Bangladesh T20 SA Fans' Player of the Year ● Temba Bavuma ● Annerie Dercksen ● Karabo Meso ● Nonkululeko Mlaba ● Tristan Stubbs ● Kyle Verreynne
Otago Daily Times
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Duffy's outstanding international season recognised at awards
Jacob Duffy bowls during game two of the men's T20 series between New Zealand and Pakistan at University of Otago Oval earlier this year. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN A breakout summer has seen Southland cricketer Jacob Duffy named Southland senior sportsperson of the year for the second time at an awards ceremony last night. The Lumsden-born fast bowler, who also won the award in 2021, had an exceptional domestic campaign with the Black Caps in series wins over Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Duffy, 30, was named New Zealand's player of the series against Sri Lanka, before turning his sights on the touring Pakistan team, from whom he snared 13 wickets in five matches, including a New Zealand record performance in a T20I of four for 14. Those efforts saw Duffy ranked the world's number one T20I bowler by the International Cricket Council, and he was later named New Zealand Cricket's T20I Player of the Year. Duffy, who has been playing county cricket in England during the New Zealand winter, said the past summer had been one to remember. 'In the position I've been in for the last three or four years, getting a series or a tour here and there, you put a lot of expectation and pressure on yourself and that potentially doesn't bring the best out of you," Duffy said. "To get consistent game time ... has been pretty cool. When you are out there in the big wide world against international teams you don't know if you are quite good enough, but you get to prove to yourself that you are good enough to compete against, literally, the best in the world." 'I've always appreciated my support from down south. I'm very proud to call myself a Southlander. All the people through my upbringing, schooling and at Southland Cricket have played a huge part in where I've got to today and I'm forever grateful." A new format for this year's ILT Southland Sports Awards led to 90 nominations from nearly 30 sporting codes for the awards at ILT Stadium Southland last night. Motorcycle racer Cormac Buchanan won the Te Rourou junior sportsperson of the year category after a massive year which included three podiums and a fifth placing overall in the 2024 FIM JuniorGP World Championships in Europe. Middle distance runner James McLeay, the first New Zealander in several years to qualify for the world under-20 1500m final, was recognised with a new distinction award. Golfer Robyn Boniface claimed the masters achievement award after winning her sixth national senior women's golf title in Invercargill in February. The Inclusive Activity Murihiku athlete with a disability award, a new category for 2025, was won by lawn bowler Julie O'Connell after she helped the New Zealand Black Jacks to a series win over Australia. Maadi Cup-winning under-18 double scullers Harry Lightfoot and Sebastian Watson won the Southland team of the year category, with a distinction award going to the Hokonui under-18 marching team who won a third consecutive national title. Julian Ineson, coach of New Zealand representative cyclist Marshall Erwood, claimed the coach of the year award. Erin Criglington, who was the chief judge at the 2024 junior world track cycling championships, won the official of the year award, while Nicky McNaught, the only New Zealand referee selected for the world squash teams event in Hong Kong, received a distinction award. The Community Trust South community impact award was won by the Southland Triathlon and Multisport Club, for its commitment to breaking down barriers to participation. Southland Sports Awards Senior sportsperson of the year: Jacob Duffy (cricket). Te Rourou junior sportsperson of the year: Cormac Buchanan (motorsport). Distinction: James McLeay (athletics). Coach of the year: Julian Ineson (cycling). Team of the year: Harry Lightfoot and Sebastian Watson (rowing). Distinction: Hokonui Under 18 Marching Team. Official of the year: Erin Criglington (cycling). Distinction: Nicky McNaught (squash). Masters achievement: Robyn Boniface (golf). Community impact: Southland Triathlon and Multisport Club. Inclusive Activity Murihiku athlete with a disability: Julie O'Connell (lawn bowls). Services to sport: Murray Heath (bowls), Tim Ward (swimming), Craig Smith (football), Danny Young (rowing). — APL
