WELLINGTON, April 13: New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson won his fourth Sir Richard Hadlee medal for excelling across formats and was also adjudged the ‘Test Player of the Year’ in the country’s annual cricket awards on Tuesday.
Devon Conway won the men’s ODI and T20 Player of the Year during the 2020-21 awards season which was conducted digitally for a second year running because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Williamson’s incredible home Test summer helped him clinch the two awards alongside the Redpath Cup for first-class batting. He claimed the big prize for the fourth time in last six years.
Among the women, Amelia Kerr’s all-round skills and fielding prowess saw her win the Dream11 Super Smash and the T20 awards.
Stand-in captain Amy Satterthwaite was named the women’s ODI Player of the Year.
Former batsman Jeff Crowe was honoured with the Bert Sutcliffe Medal for outstanding services to cricket. (PTI)