Proteas paceman Kagiso Rabada is up for five awards as the 2015/16 CSA Awards nominations were announced on Tuesday.
The gala event will take place on 26 July at the Sandton Convention Centre, a day after the CSA 25- Year Anniversary Dinner.
Rabada has been nominated in the following categories: SA Cricketer of the Year, Castle Lager Test Cricketer of the Year, Castle Lager ODI Cricketer of the Year, KFC So Good Award and RAM Delivery of the Year.
‘It is my great pleasure and privilege to congratulate all our nominees in this special year in which we celebrate the 25th year of our existence,’ commented CSA Chief Executive, Haroon Lorgat. ‘And let us not forget to thank all the selfless people who work so diligently behind the scenes to create playing opportunities for our leading cricketers to excel at all levels.
‘Our country continues to produce world-class players. As proof we need only reflect on the superb way in which Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, Temba Bavuma and Tabraiz Shamsi have blossomed over the past year and begin their journey alongside our established greats like AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla and Dale Steyn.’
The CSA Awards Judging Panel is comprised of: Aslam Khota (Convener), Neil Manthorp, Victor Mpitsang, HD Ackerman, Mark Boucher and Andrew Samson.
Loyal Proteas fans can also have their say in the awards. The SA Fans Cricketer of the Year and the RAM Delivery of the Year require fans to vote for these respective awards. Further details of these awards and how the voting mechanism works can be found on CSA’s Social Media platforms as well as www.cricket.co.za
SELECTED AWARDS NOMINATIONS
CSA GROUNDSMAN OF THE YEAR
- Bethuel Buthelezi – Wanderers
- Evan Flint – Newlands
- Ashley Nel – Buffalo Park
CSA SCORERS ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR
- Boland
- Gauteng
- Northerns
CSA UMPIRE OF THE YEAR
- Adrian Holdstock
- Shaun George
- Bongani Jele
AFRICA T20 CUP RISING STAR AWARD
- Lungi Ngidi (Northerns)
- Senuran Muthusamy (KwaZulu-Natal)
- Andries Gous (Free State)
PITCHVISION COACH OF THE SEASON
- Rob Walter (Titans)
- Geoffrey Toyana (Highveld Lions)
DOMESTIC NEWCOMER OF THE SEASON
- Nicky van der Bergh (Highveld Lions)
- Bjorn Fortuin (Highveld Lions)
- Grant Thomson (Titans)
MOMENTUM ONE-DAY CUP CRICKETER OF THE TOURNAMENT
- Alviro Petersen (Highveld Lions)
- Andrew Birch (Warriors)
- Stephen Cook (Highveld Lions)
- Malusi Siboto (Knights)
RAM SLAMMER OF THE TOURNAMENT
- Quinton de Kock (Titans)
- Albie Morkel (Titans)
- Kevin Pietersen (Dolphins)
- Andre Russell (Knights)
SUNFOIL SERIES CRICKETER OF THE TOURNAMENT
- Heino Kuhn (Titans)
- Tabraiz Shamsi (Titans)
- Dwaine Pretorius (Highveld Lions)
OXIGEN T20 INTERNATIONAL CRICKETER OF THE YEAR
- Hashim Amla
- Imran Tahir
- JP Duminy
CASTLE LAGER ODI CRICKETER OF THE YEAR
- Quinton de Kock
- Kagiso Rabada
- AB de Villiers
CASTLE LAGER TEST CRICKETER OF THE YEAR
- Hashim Amla
- Temba Bavuma
- Kagiso Rabada
MOMENTUM WOMEN’S CRICKETER OF THE YEAR
- Trisha Chetty
- Lizelle Lee
- Dane van Niekerk
SA CRICKETER OF THE YEAR
- Hashim Amla
- AB de Villiers
- Kagiso Rabada
- Quinton de Kock
- Imran Tahir
CSA WOMEN’S PROVINCIAL CRICKETER OF THE YEAR
- Shandre Fritz (Western Province)
- Yolandi Potgieter (Free State)
- Alicia Smith (Boland)
CSA PROVINCIAL T20 CRICKETER OF THE YEAR
- Sarel Erwee (KZN Inland)
- Graham Hume (KZN Inland)
- David White (Eastern Province)
CSA PROVINCIAL ONE-DAY CRICKETER OF THE YEAR
- Devon Conway (Gauteng)
- Mbasa Gqadushe (KZN Inland)
- George Linde (Western Province)
SUNFOIL CUP THREE-DAY CRICKETER OF THE YEAR
- Zubayr Hamza (Western Province)
- Graham Hume (KZN Inland)
- Kyle Nipper (KZN Inland)
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